Information Technology
Finally, one month ago, Powershell Core became Generally Available (GA) and we would like you to show some of the differences between PowerShell and PowerShell Core and together understand why these are important and how it could possibly affect you work.
I want to celebrate the new Powershell Core edition by showing you how simple is installing it! Continue reading “Installing Powershell Core”
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”