As mentioned recently in a few posts, I’ve been writing a few scripts using Python over my usual PowerShell. I’m quickly realizing why I love PowerShell so much. It makes automation tasks so easy. Today’s challenge was programmatically getting a certificate out of the Windows Certificate Store using Python.… keep reading
x.509 Details – A PowerShell Module for decoding x.509 Certificates with time to certificate expiry
Updated: 28 May 2024 Module updated to v1.0.6 - Support for Linux (LF) line ending (previously the module only supported Windows (CRLF) - Code signed with updated cert - Updated with online code signing timestamp server 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.… keep reading
SailPoint IdentityNow Active Directory Source TLS Configuration
Recently I needed to enable a SailPoint IdentityNow Active Directory Source to use TLS. Looking for information on how to complete this saw me read many articles in SailPoint Compass. However, none of them were written specifically for IdentityNow Active Directory Source TLS Configuration.… keep reading
Darren’s PowerShell Snippets Volume 2
This is my PowerShell Snippets Volume 2. A collection of PowerShell commands for tasks that I don’t perform often and can’t recall easily from memory. Those ‘I know I’ve worked this out before’ type moments. Volume 1 is available here and Volume 3 is available here.… keep reading
Generating and Configuring Free SSL Certs for Azure Windows IaaS Virtual Machines
Infrastructure-as-a-Service has provided the ability to quickly deploy hosts in Cloud environments such as Azure. However the certificate that comes with the host isn’t ready for Web Services. I hadn’t had to do this for quite some time and it came to my realisation again that whilst there are a few guides available they are for different scenarios than what I require.… keep reading