Securing Windows Remote Desktop Services
secpol.msc > Local Policies > User Rights Assignments > double-click "Allow Log on through Remote…
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PowerShell: Quick 1-Liner to Locate Path to Executable
PS C:\Users\tester> (get-command robocopy.exe) | select DefinitionDefinition----------C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Resource Kits\Tools\robocopy.exeC:\Windows\system32\Robocopy.exe
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PowerShell: Convert Between Various SSL Certificate Formats
# Install Choco (look for instructions in this blog)# Install openssl.lightchoco install openssl.light -y #…
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Renew or Replace a SSL Certificate in Dynamics CRM
Error Message: "Exchange Online Security Certificate Expiration Please update your certificate or Exchange Online integration…
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Penetration Testing of Active Directory
Foreword: the following information is intended as educational contents and advisories on security topics. Please…
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Microsoft IIS: How to Forward from HTTP to HTTPS
1. Apply the URL Rewrite module as required:- https://www.iis.net/downloads/microsoft/url-rewrite- Extract and install it 2. Run…
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PowerShell: Microsoft Exchange Admin Reports
Function importExchangeModule{ $snapinLoaded = (get-pssnapin microsoft.exchange.management.* -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).Name $exchangeVersion=(GCM Exsetup.exe | % {$_.FileVersionInfo}).ProductVersion $exchangeVersionMajor=$exchangeVersion.Substring(0,2); $exchangeVersionMinor=$exchangeVersion.Substring(3,2);…
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Microsoft Data Calculation for SQL & General Storage
1 Byte = 8 bits1 KB = 1024 bytes1 MB = 1024 KB (or 1048576…
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Exchange Server Decommisioning
Decommissioning Exchange hosts should have all Exchange services disabled. Thereafter, we may safely turn these…
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PowerShell: Obtain Domain Admin Credential and Save It as an XML for Subsequent Execution
Working Version: # Initialize with defaults$credFileExists=$False# This function is a workaround to the issue of…
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PowerShell: Detect Windows Version
This little snippet is reusable on many occasions where Windows version targeting is required. function…
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Microsoft Exchange Server Certificates
When Exchange Server certificates expire, it's the responsibility of the System Administrator to update those…
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Barracuda Message Archiver & Office 365 Exchange Online Service Account Configuration
The following script grant an Office 365 Exchange online service account necessary permissions on Exchange…
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PowerShell: Microsoft Exchange to Require that all Senders are Authenticated
In this scenario, the business decision is to limit exposure of certain internal accounts to…
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PowerShell: Find Azure AD Connect Servers From On-remise AD
Azure AD Connect is a prevalent topic of the day. However, it is best practice…
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ESXi 6.5 Installation Instructions
Prepare to Install ⦁ Reserve host Management & vMotion IPs ⦁ Pick an available IP…
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HPE: Gen8 Bios Settings to Prepare Host for Virtualization Role
Proliant Gen8 Blade Servers HP Servers are often chosen as VMWare & Hyper-V hosts. To…
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PowerShell: Command Line to Empty a Remote Directory
PowerShell Method $remoteUncPath="\\FILESHERVER01\FOLDER01"$emptyDirectory="C:\emptyDirectory"md -Force $emptyDirectoryRemove-Item "$emptyDirectory`\*" -force -recurse -ErrorAction Continuerobocopy $emptyDirectory $remoteUncPath /mir /R:0 /W:0…
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PowerShell: Obtain Domain Admin Credential
This little snippet is reusable as an appendix to other scripts since Domain Admin access…
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PowerShell: Discover Domains and Trusts in Microsoft Windows Environment
PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-ADTrust -Filter *Direction : BiDirectionalDisallowTransivity : FalseDistinguishedName : CN=kimconnectschools.org,CN=System,DC=kimconnect,DC=k12,DC=ca,DC=usForestTransitive : TrueIntraForest : FalseIsTreeParent…
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