Information Technology
The first step working with automation and PowerShell is completing an authentication process against a remote server and providing the right credentials. In the previous article our aim was to raise the awareness of how SecureString can be used in a very unsafe way, now we simply would like to show you what to avoid and how to store your credentials.
Continue reading “Powershell, How to store your credentials”
Powershell is frequently described as secure by default or design, but I’ve found that end-users could be frequently tempted to take risks or bypass the security or not aware of what the implications are.
Nothing really new to most developers or sysadmins, but not many of them have gone through the process of decoding a SecureString, even if is quite a trivial exercise. Continue reading “Passwords and SecureString, How To Decode It with Powershell”
Nagios is a very powerful open source tool for monitoring networks and infrastructures. The number of plugins available on Nagios Exchange and extensions make this tool essential to not just to be reactive but to create workflows and escalations if needed in a matter of minutes.
The installation and configuration of this tool under a major linux distributions is not difficult.
The default tool for monitoring a Windows network are SCCM/SCOM and OMS, but if your environment is a mixed environment I think personally that Nagios can be considered a safe bet!
NSClient++ is the agent needed for performing some interesting checks on windows and you can leverage your powershell scripting ability to perform custom checks on the environment. Continue reading “PowerShell, Nagios and NSClient++”
Learning PowerShell is really a fast process (especially if you’re not new to programming) where you can be productive in a matter of days or in a month of lunches as Don Jones and Jeffery Hicks said.
But in my humble opinion, there aren’t many online resources that make you pay enough attention on how to run scripts and configure the environment properly in order to leverage all the technology features that Powershell and Windows environment are capable of.
So I’ve decided to add some articles to conquer this problem and help you on your journey, it’s an interesting subject for students and professional developers/it pros at any level of experience.
Continue reading “PowerShell Learning and Security Features”