Azure AD Registered Applications are the Azure AD version of Active Directory Service Accounts. Over time, the number of them grow and grow, each having permissions to consume information from Azure AD and or Microsoft Graph. As an Administrator of Azure AD there is maintenance associated with these Registered Applications, namely credential validity and more important application validity.… keep reading
Choosing and using a Hardware Security Token for Azure AD Passwordless Authentication
Evaluation criteria for product selection can be a difficult process, especially for items that are rarely purchased. We’ve become accustomed to working out what we want from daily use items such as laptops, and mobile phones which does make that process easier when we refresh them every few years.… keep reading
ChatOps for Azure Active Directory
Last year I wrote Lithnet Microsoft Identity Manager plug-ins for PoshBot. After publishing those I developed the majority of a PoshBot plugin to enable ChatOps for Azure Active Directory. Finally with a little more bandwidth at the start of 2020 I’ve been able to put the finishing touches on the module and release it.… keep reading
Sending and Querying Custom Log Data to Azure Monitor Logs
Recently for a customer engagement we had the requirement to take log data from a 3rd party application and ingest it into Azure Log Analytics to make the data available in Azure Monitor. Sending Custom Log Data to Azure Monitor Logs is currently in Public Preview.… keep reading
React-Stockcharts for PowerShell Universal Dashboard
Update: 18 June 2020 v1.0.3 is now Code Signed and includes 2 additional charts; - Candle Stick Stock Scale Chart with Volume Bar - Candle Stick Chart with Edge Update: 30 Jan 2020 v1.0.2 includes 4 additional charts; - Candle Stick Chart with SAR - Candle Stick Chart with Gann Fan - OHLC Chart with Elder Ray Indicator - OHLC Chart with Elder Impulse Indicator Examples here Update: 21 Jan 2020 v1.0.1 that includes 4 additional charts; - Candle Stick Chart with MACD Indicator - Candle Stick Chart with RSI Indicator - Candle Stick Chart with Bollinger Band Overlay - Candle Stick Chart with MA Examples here
I’ve just published my first custom component for the PowerShell Universal Dashboard.… keep reading
SailPoint IdentityNow Email Templates Configuration Report
SailPoint IdentityNow has numerous Email Templates associated with the solution. It is pertinent to have a backup of customisations to IdentityNow Email templates. I’ve previously documented examples for generating configuration reports and configuration backups for;
This post details exporting email templates configuration and generating an HTML IdentityNow Email Template Report.… keep reading
SailPoint IdentityNow Security Configuration Report
An IdentityNow Security Configuration Report of a SailPoint IdentityNow environment is a valuable artefact to have. I’ve previously documented examples for generating reports for;
But what about the configuration of items such as;
- Global Security Settings Details
- IWA Configuration Details
- SSO SP Configuration Details
- SSO IDP Configuration Details
The script (further below) leverages the SailPoint IdentityNow PowerShell Module to generate a HTML report of the configuration items listed above.… keep reading
Release 1.0.6 SailPoint IdentityNow PowerShell Module
I’ve just published v1.0.6 of the SailPoint IdentityNow PowerShell Module to both GitHub and the PowerShell Gallery. The Version 1.0.6 SailPoint IdentityNow PowerShell Module is a major update as it removes the previous dependency on the PowerShell Community Extensions (PSCX) module that was previously being used for its’ cryptography functions.… keep reading
x.509 Details – A PowerShell Module for decoding x.509 Certificates with time to certificate expiry
Updated: 9 July 2020 – x.509 Certificate Details PowerShell Module updated to v1.0.5 - Code Signed - Fixes for PowerShell Core / PowerShell 7+
I’ve just published my X509 Certificate Details PowerShell Module to the PowerShell Gallery. The x.509 Certificate Details PowerShell Module contains the Get-X509Details cmdlet that decodes a base64 encoded PEM/CER format x.509 Certificate and converts it to a PowerShell Object.… keep reading
Microsoft 25 Days of Serverless 2019 submissions
Another year is coming to an end. Waking up on Monday the 2nd of December and checking my socials I saw announcements from the Microsoft Developer Advocates of a 25 Days of Serverless challenge.
Being also very immersed in the craft beer industry December for me is normally marked with craft beer advent calendars (a case of mystery beers with each to be opened on the respective day).… keep reading