Applies ToWindows Server 2012 Datacenter Windows Server 2012 Standard Windows Server 2012 Essentials Windows Server 2012 Foundation

About this update

Subject Interface Packages (SIPs) are required in order to read the digital signatures on specific file types. After you install this update, SIPs enable the WinVerifyTrust function to handle a later version of Windows on the Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server. SIPs also enable down-level WSUS environments to read the new file types in later versions of Windows that may be used for upgrades.

How to obtain this update

Important If you install a language pack after you install this update, you must reinstall this update. Therefore, we recommend that you install any language packs that you need before you install this update. For more information, see Add language packs to Windows.

Method 1: Windows Update

This update is provided as an Important update in Windows Update. For more information about how to run Windows Update, see How to get an update through Windows Update.

Method 2: Microsoft Download Center

This update is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:DownloadDownload the update for Windows Server 2012 package now. For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Update detail information

Prerequisites

There is no prerequisite to install this update.

Registry information

To install this update, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

Restart requirement

You may have to restart the computer after you apply this update.

Update replacement information

This update does not replace a previously released update.

The global version of this update installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and the times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and the times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 file information and notes

  • The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:

    Version

    Product

    Milestone

    Service branch

    6.2.920 0.17xxx

    Windows Server 2012

    RTM

    GDR

  • The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and the MUM files (.mum) that are installed for each environment are listed separately in the "Additional file information" section. MUM, MANIFEST, and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are very important to maintain the state of the updated components. The security catalog files, for which the attributes are not listed, are signed with a Microsoft digital signature.

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2012

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Esdsip.dll

6.2.9200.17343

18,944

13-Apr-2015

22:30

x64

Esdsip.dll

6.2.9200.17343

16,384

13-Apr-2015

03:16

x86

Additional file information

Additional file information for Windows Server 2012

Additional files for all supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2012

File property

Value

File name

Amd64_fc94688a70b4a8b93eb1e1059341cfd9_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.17344_none_43a3ea24316a19be.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

1,036

Date (UTC)

15-Apr-2015

Time (UTC)

14:49

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-esdsip_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.17344_none_1d504d4e65433d38.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

5,522

Date (UTC)

14-Apr-2015

Time (UTC)

01:05

Platform

Not applicable

File name

X86_microsoft-windows-esdsip_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.17344_none_c131b1caace5cc02.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

5,520

Date (UTC)

13-Apr-2015

Time (UTC)

23:27

Platform

Not applicable

Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

References

See the terminology that Microsoft uses to describe software updates.

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