If you have necessity to protect some folders using passwords/encryption using as single repository (where copy/modify/delete folders/Files) consider that 7zip has a simple feature that permit to get this result.
An alternative way is using EFS (more secure) or attaching .VHD file and proceeding, furthermore, to apply bitlocker encryption.
Here they are related articles useful to go deeper on this topic.
Using MMC snapin, on windows server (in my case on 2016 version), basically managing GPOs, you might face below errors.
I get the error message stated in the subject line whenever I try to open Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> Security Options >> from GPO.
I found three alternatives to manage this error:
Option 1
This was broken with the September 8, 2020—KB4577015 update. currently the only solution is to uninstall it.
"The crash can be avoided by deleting the following registry key. Please make sure to export the reg key before deleting anything. Deleting the key will cause the “Interactive logon: Display user information when the session is locked” policy to not appear in the console. (The policy is still effective, but you can’t see it in the UI to edit it). You will need to import the key back later, after the fix has been released.
If you have necessity to transform .PFX certificate to .PEM files you have to follow a specific procedure:
Consider that PFX file is a certificate, in PKCS#12 format, it contains SSL certificate (public keys) and corresponding private keys. Be aware that a PEM file is a text file, containing one or more items, in Base64 ASCII encoding, each with plain-text headers and footers (e.g. -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- and -----END CERTIFICATE-----)
Second case: How to convert PFX file to PEM file (that contains both certificate and private key): openssl pkcs12 -in original_certificate.pfx -out Exported_certificate.pem -nodes
(you will be prompted to insert original password and new one)
Be Aware that if you get unexpected Firewall/VM reboot only 1200 internet sessions are supported. (and this is a big problem in case license renew process is not yet completed)
Indeed here are located Palo Articles that explains how to proceed with license renewal process