VSCode on Raspberry Pi for PowerShell Development

VSCode on Raspberry Pi for PowerShell

This is a post that I started more than a year ago. A goal was to be able to use a Raspberry Pi as a PowerShell Development environment. Whilst a lot has changed in that time (Powershell Core, Code Server and now the new Raspberry Pi 4) and a lot of progress made, I haven’t achieved my ultimate goal of using a Raspberry Pi as a development environment for Azure PowerShell Functions.… keep reading

A Rudimentary RACF Management Agent for Microsoft Identity Manager

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A RACF Management Agent for Microsoft Identity Manager ? Isn’t there one in the box? No. Host Integration Management Agents were deprecated when Microsoft released Forefront Identity Manager as the successor to Identity Lifecycle Manager (ILM). I understand it was partly due to lack of demand for the integration, and the reliance on Host Integration Server (HIS) along with the move in operating system support 32-bit (in ILM) to 64-bit (in FIM).… keep reading

Microsoft Identity Manager PowerShell Management Agent for Oracle Internet Directory

Why a FIM/MIM PowerShell Management Agent for Oracle Internet Directory? Why not just use the Generic LDAP Connector for Microsoft Identity Manager? I needed an integration solution that was able to update an Oracle Database behind Oracle Internet Directory. That meant I required a solution that was able to use LDAP to get visibility as to who/what was in OID, but then make updates into an Oracle DB.… keep reading

SailPoint IdentityNow to ServiceNow Ticketing Integration

Sailpoint IdentityNow to ServiceNow Ticket Integration

SailPoint IdentityNow comes with many connectors to allow provisioning and lifecycle management of entities in connected systems. However there will always be those systems that require some manual tasks/input. In those instances SailPoint IdentityNow to ServiceNow Ticketing Integration can create a ticket in ServiceNow that can then be tracked whilst those manual steps are fulfilled.… keep reading

Using PowerShell to query Oracle DB’s without using the Oracle Client – Oracle Data Provider for .NET

With every Identity and Access Management project comes the often tactical integration with heritage/legacy systems that can often assist with their decommissioning. That is exactly what I was having to do a couple of weeks ago with Oracle. My public frustration with installing the Oracle Client on a Windows Server 2016 host to allow me to integrate Microsoft Identity Manager with Oracle saw me rewarded with an unsolicited but fantastic response from Sylvan Laurence.keep reading

Get/Update SailPoint IdentityNow Global Reminders and Escalation Policies

Update: Oct 2019. Global Reminders and Escalation Policies can be easily managed using the SailPoint IdentityNow PowerShell Module.

SailPoint IdentityNow Access Requests for Roles or Applications usually require approvals which are configured on the associated Role or Application. The Approval could be by the Role/Application Owner, a Governance Group or the Requestor’s Manager.… keep reading