This article will demonstrate how to use PowerShell for AD Group Members management. While it can be easy for beginners to use the Active Directory Users and Computers tool, PowerShell can provide more power, automation, and efficiency in performing identity management functions including group … [Read more...] about PowerShell AD Group Members
How to mount NFS share on Linux
This article will demonstrate how to mount an NFS share on Linux. The instructions will work for both Redhat and Ubuntu Operating Systems. First, let's define NFS. NFS stands for Network File System, which is a distributed file system protocol that allows you to share a directory over the … [Read more...] about How to mount NFS share on Linux
Convert PEM to other formats
Before covering how to convert to pem from different certificate formats let us define what each of the certificate file extensions means. .pem - Privacy Enhanced Mail Certificate. A PEM file is Base64 encoded and may be an X.509 certificate file, a private key file, or any other key material. … [Read more...] about Convert PEM to other formats
netsh http show sslcert
The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how to use netsh http commands for SSL Certificate management on Windows machines, specifically the netsh http show sslcert command. Netsh http provides the ability to do http functions other than certificate management, but those features are … [Read more...] about netsh http show sslcert
openssl pkcs12 legacy
With OpenSSL v3.x, newer cryptographic algorithms are used that may not be supported in older versions of Java, Windows, etc and will require the openssl pkcs12 legacy option. The -legacy option is useful and even required when creating a pkcs12 keystore for use in older operating systems and … [Read more...] about openssl pkcs12 legacy
SSH: No matching host key type found
The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how to use ssh to remotely connect to an older linux host from a newer version of openssh when receiving the no matching host key type found error. The example in this article was used against an older RHEL 6.5 server. If you attempt to ssh into an … [Read more...] about SSH: No matching host key type found
pkcs12
A pkcs12 keystore is commonly used for both S/MIME User Certificates and SSL/TLS Server Certificates. The keystore may contain both private keys and their corresponding certificates with or without a complete chain. The keystore’s purpose is to store the credential of an identity, being a person, … [Read more...] about pkcs12
Proxy Addresses Active Directory
This article will demonstrate how to manage proxy addresses in Active Directory and define what exactly the proxyAddresses AD attribute is. The proxyAddresses attribute is multivalued and is used on users, groups, and contacts in Active Directory to facilitate email delivery. The following … [Read more...] about Proxy Addresses Active Directory