A foundational Dayforce PowerShell Module to query Employee data. Cmdlets to update Dayforce for business email/contact info and manage federated Single Sign On.
Tips for Entra ID On-Premises Provisioning with ECMA2 Connectors
In my last post I detailed how to configure the Granfeldt PowerShell Management Agent as an ECMA2 connector with the Entra ID Provisioning Service. This post details a few tips for configuring and developing solutions that use ECMA2 connectors.
Microsoft Identity Manager Management Agent Configuration Methods Comparison
First though here is a table of configuration items and a comparison between the MIM Sync Service, MIM Portal & Service and Entra ID Provisioning with ECMA connectors.… keep reading
Entra ID On-premises ECMA Provisioning with the Granfeldt PowerShell Management Agent
This post feels a lot like I got in a time machine and went back in time. Historically I’ve designed, built and deployed a lot of custom Forefront / Microsoft Identity Manager Management Agents. A lot of them using the Granfeldt PowerShell Management Agent thanks to is flexibility and usability.… keep reading
An Entra ID AI Agent using PowerShell
Last week inspired by Satya Nadella’s Microsoft Ignite Keynote I looked into the possiblity of creating an AI Agent for Entra ID. More specifically if I could create my own Entra ID AI Agent using PowerShell. The image below is what I had in mind.… keep reading
Convert RSA XML Private Key to PEM Format with PowerShell
Recently I was working with a particular application that used certificates to secure communication. I wanted to put the certificates into Azure KeyVault. Azure KeyVault naturally allows you to store certificates. However, it only lets you upload certificates that are in PFX (PKCS#12) or CER (DER or BASE64 encoded).… keep reading
Changing SailPoint IdentityNow Source Timeout values
Recently I’ve been assisting a client with a SCIM source that has high latency. This causes a number of issues with health validation as well as aggregation and provisioning events. The default values for health check, provisioning and aggregation were causing a myriad of errors.… keep reading
Express Verified ID Setup
Decentralised Identity is a technology I’m passionate about and have written many posts and tools on as well as participating in hackathons. Microsoft’s Entra Verified ID solution is an offering I’ve been a part of from the early previews. It can be time consuming setting up and getting all the configuration items correct.… keep reading
Orchestrating 1Password with PowerShell
Over two years ago I authored a PowerShell Module that enabled the automation of 1Password. I created the module because I wanted to be able to:
- Securely store locally a configuration for accessing a 1Password online Vault
- Automate authentication and retrieve a Session Token for interaction with a 1Password online Vault
- Automatically renew the Session Token if it expires
- Have multiple profile configurations for multiple 1Password Accounts
- Work in Windows PowerShell (5.x)
Entra ID Tenant ID & Custom Domains PowerShell Module
Buried in my PowerShell Snippets Vol 4 post from 2021 is the PowerShell script and a link to a PowerShell Module I authored named AzureADTenantID. Its sole purpose was to take a domain name (e.g., darrenjrobinson.com) and lookup return any associated Azure AD (now Entra ID) TenantID.… keep reading
Goodbye Azure AD, Hello Entra ID
Today Microsoft made big announcements about its Microsoft Entra suite of identity and security products and capabilities. The Microsoft Entra suite is expanding into Security Service Edge and Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) is becoming Microsoft Entra ID. Azure Active Directory as a name is now earmarked for the history books and Entra ID is born.… keep reading

