SOAP UI Exception: java.net.BindException: Address already in use: connect

This exceptions may occur when load testing on a windows based system. It typically
is thrown when testing a service with a lot of request in a short amount of time.

To prevent this exception from being thrown you can change the TcpIp parameters in the windows registry:

Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters
Add a new DWORD key with the name “MaxUserPort” and a decimal value of 65534.

See also here

C# and System.Diagnostics.Trace

An excellent article about how to instrument your code can be found here.

Install SVN on your Synology DS211+

On the SynologyWiki is an excellent article about installing Subversion on to your synology diskstation. You can also integrate SVN with your visual studio environment (almost like TFS). With the software from ankhSVN, for example, you can perfectly integrate SVN and Visual Studio (2008).

Use the Options window to configure the ankhSVN plugin:

The file “app.config” is checked out; other files are also under version control

View all of your pending changes.

There is also the ability to integrate SVN with Eclipse Helios. A good installation instruction can be found here.

Custom SSL certificate on Synology DS211+

The original post can be found here (for archiving purposes and quick access I have copied this to my blog)

Configure IIS Website with SSL

To secure your website you can use SSL and certificates. In this post I will explain in detail how to setup your site to use a certificate, including the details of installing your own Certification Authority. Finally I will show you some C# code to work with certificates.

Part 1 will show you how to install the Certificate Authority on a Windows 2003 machine, part 2 is about creating a new website,
part 3 shows how to request a webserver certificate,
part 4 shows you how to send the request to the Certification Authority,
part 5 shows you how the CA processes the request,
part 6 shows you how to download and install the certificate on the website, 
part 7 shows you how to create a virtual folder.
Part 8 shows you how to test ths site together with some coding examples in C#.

Enable the ASP.NET tab (again)

1. Stop the IIS Admin service (and any services that depend on it)
2. Open C:\WINDOWS\system32\inetsrv\MetaBase.xml in notepad or your favorite XML Editor. DELETE the line that reads ‘Enable32BitAppOnWin64=”TRUE”‘
3. Start -> Run -> iisreset

Part 6 – Download the Issued certificate

To secure your website you can use SSL and certificates. In this post I will explain in detail how to setup your site to use a certificate, including the details of installing your own Certification Authority. Finally I will show you some C# code to work with certificates.

Part 1 will show you how to install the Certificate Authority on a Windows 2003 machine, part 2 is about creating a new website,
part 3 shows how to request a webserver certificate,
part 4 shows you how to send the request to the Certification Authority,
part 5 shows you how the CA processes the request,
part 6 shows you how to download and install the certificate on the website,
part 7 shows you how to create a virtual folder.
Part 8 shows you how to test ths site together with some coding examples in C#.

	Go back to CertSrv website and choose View the status of a pending request.
	Click Saved-request…..
	Click Download certificate and store it for example on your Desktop.
	Select the SSLWebSite in the inetmgr and choose properties.
	Select the Directory Security tab. Click Server Certificate
	Click Next
	Click Next
	Select the .cer file save on your Desktop Click Next
	Click Next
	Click Next
	Click Finish
	As you can see on the properties window the certificate is installed on the website and you can view the details with the View Certificate button.
	You can see that it is Issued to locsp.locrdw.tld (the common name) and that it is Issued by locspca (the name of the CA).

Part 5 – Certificate processing by the CA

To secure your website you can use SSL and certificates. In this post I will explain in detail how to setup your site to use a certificate, including the details of installing your own Certification Authority. Finally I will show you some C# code to work with certificates.

Part 1 will show you how to install the Certificate Authority on a Windows 2003 machine, part 2 is about creating a new website,
part 3 shows how to request a webserver certificate,
part 4 shows you how to send the request to the Certification Authority,
part 5 shows you how the CA processes the request,
part 6 shows you how to download and install the certificate on the website,
part 7 shows you how to create a virtual folder.
Part 8 shows you how to test ths site together with some coding examples in C#.

	Start de Certification Authority tool (Start –> Administrative Tools) and select the Pending Request.
	Right click the pending request that you want to process; choose All tasks and select Issue.
	The pending request is now moved to the Issued Certificates entry.

Part 8 – Test the SSL site

Now we are going to perform some tests with the SSL site. Follow the steps in the table shown below.

	Create a html file in the new virtual folder and browse the file.
	The internet explorer is started and the URL http://localhost:82/SSLSite/test1.html is opened.
	Now change this URL to: https://localhost:444/SSLSite/test1.html  The screen on the left appears indicating a problem. The problem is that localhost is not the site this certificate is issued to; it is issued to locsp.locrdw.tld; you can select continue to this website….
	The page is shown. The address bar has a red background color. Click Certificate Error
	This clearly shows the problem: Mismatched Address; localhost is not locsp.locrdw.tld! Now change the URL to: https://locsp.locrdw.tld:444/SSLSite/test1.html
	The certificate error disappeared and the background color of the address bar turned white again.
	Click the SSL symbol (padlock) at the very end of the address bar and then select View certificates you can see the server certificate information.
	Now try to test this from  another (virtual machine). Click Certificate Error
	Now you get the error Untrusted Certificate. This is because locspca is not a Trusted Root Certification Authority.
	When you press View certificates you can see the detailed error message: The certificate cannot be verified up to a trusted certification authority.

We have installed our own Certification Authoriy and we can request a client certifate from this CA. The table below outlines the actions to take.

	Now we are going to request a client certificate from the CA. Go to the URL http://locsp.locrdw.tld/certsrv/ An error message appears when you try this on a Windows 7 / Vista client (an ActiveX component cannot be loaded). On your CA server navigate to the specified URL and install the update (direct link here).
	Start the update. Click Next
	Choose I agree Click Next
	Click Finish The asp files in the CertServ virtual folder are updated.
	Now return to http://locsp.locrdw.tld/certsrv/ and you should see the screen shown on the left. Click Request a certificate
	Click advanced certificate request
	Click Create and submit a request to this CA
	An error message appears: “In order to complete certificate enrollment, the Web site for the CA must be configured to use HTTPS authentication”. This (https authentication) is not the real problem here. As shown at the top of the screen an activex control needed for requesting a certificate cannot be loaded. To solve this problem you have to take two steps. Step 1; add the locsp.locrdw.tld to your trusted sites AND step 2, enable the loading of the ActiveX control.
	Step 1. In internet explorer go to Tools –> Internet Options. Select the tab security. Select the item Trusted Sites. Click the Sites button. Uncheck the Require server verification….. Type http://locsp.locrdw.tld in the texbox Click Add Click Close
	Step 2. Press custom level. Go to the category ActiveX controls and plug-ins; select the item Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe for scripting and enable this. Click Ok
	Click Yes
	Press “F5” to refresh the screen. Click Yes
	Fill in the form. Click Submit
	The server is generating a request based on your input and responds with a request id. Now the Certification Authority has to take action to issue your certificate.

By now we have made a request to the CA for a new certificate. The CA has to process this request.  The table below outlines the actions to take.

Go to your CA server and start the “Certification uthority tool; go to the Pending request tab; right click the certificate; choose All tasks and select Issue. The certificate is issued at this time.

By now the CA has Issued (approved)  your certificate request. We now have to retrieve it from the CA’s website. The table below outlines the actions to take.

	Still on the CertServ website click Home (at the very right).
	Click View the status of a….
	Click Client Authentication Certificate….
	Click Yes
	Click Install this certificate
	Now you get an error message saying that the CA is not trusted. That is correct because our “locspca” is not known to the outside world. Click install this CA certificate
	Click Open
	Click Install Certificate…
	Click Next
	Click Place all certificates in the….. Click Browse and select Trusted Root Certification Authorities. Click Next
	Click Finish Click Yes
	Click Ok
	The locspca certificate is now stored in the Trusted Root Certification Authorities certificate store. You can check this by starting MMC and adding the Certificates snap-in for the Current User and then select the Trusted Root Certification Authorities store.
	Go back to the internet explorer and select Install this certificate.
	Now the certificate is installed to the Personal store of the current user.
	As you can see the certificate is stored in the Personal store.
	To let the website ask a user for a certificate we have to indicate this. Go to the properties of the virtual folder SSLSite. Select the Directory Security tab and press Edit.
	Check Require secure channle (SSL). Select Require client certificate. Click Ok After this change we no longer can access this site on port 82 (not using SSL).
	Now when you navigate to https://locsp.locrdw.tld:444/SSLSite/test1.html the server is requesting for a certificate.
	When there is no valid certificate found in your personal store the error message to left will appear. HTTP Error 403.7 – Forbidden: SSL client certificate is required

Part 7 – Create a virtual folder

To secure your website you can use SSL and certificates. In this post I will explain in detail how to setup your site to use a certificate, including the details of installing your own Certification Authority. Finally I will show you some C# code to work with certificates.

Part 1 will show you how to install the Certificate Authority on a Windows 2003 machine, part 2 is about creating a new website,
part 3 shows how to request a webserver certificate,
part 4 shows you how to send the request to the Certification Authority,
part 5 shows you how the CA processes the request,
part 6 shows you how to download and install the certificate on the website,
part 7 shows you how to create a virtual folder.
Part 8 shows you how to test ths site together with some coding examples in C#.

I assume that the website with the certificate is created and is called SSLWebSite. Now create a virtual folder that uses the certificate for SSL communication.

	Start the inetmgr; right click SSLWebSite choose new; choose Virtual Directory.
	Click Next
	Enter the alias SSLSite. Click Next
	Create a folder for the virtual directory. Click Next
	Check Run scripts (such as ASP) Click Next
	Click Finish