Archive

These are all my older blog posts that I have archived. You can find my most recent blog posts here.

Publish an Azure RM Web App using a Service Principal in PowerShell

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Publish an Azure RM Web App using a Service Principal in PowerShell

Change the Friendly Name of a Cert with PowerShell

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Change the Friendly Name of a Cert with PowerShell

Using Azure Key Vault with PowerShell - Part 1

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Using Azure Key Vault with PowerShell - Part 1

Downloading GitHub .GitIgnore templates with PowerShell

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Downloading GitHub .GitIgnore templates with PowerShell

Using PFX Files in PowerShell

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Using PFX files in PowerShell

Test Website SSL Certificates Continuously with PowerShell and Pester

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A solution to test SSL certificates using PowerShell and Pester.

Continuously Testing your Infrastructure with OVF and Microsoft Operations Management Suite

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A guide to using OVF and Microsoft Operations Management Suite to continuously test your infrastructure.

Install Docker on Windows Server 2016 using DSC

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A simple DSC configuration to install Docker on Windows Server 2016.

Easily Create a Hyper-V Windows Server 2016 AD & Nano Server Lab

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In this article I’ll show how to use a configuration sample that will build a lab containing the following servers: 1 x Windows Server 2016 RTM Domain Controller (with DNS), 1 x Windows Server 2016 RTM DHCP Server, 1 x Windows Server 2016 RTM Certificate Authority Server, 1 x Windows Server 2016 RTM Edge Node (Routing and Remote Access server), 8 x Windows Server 2016 RTM Nano Servers (not yet automatically Domain Joined - but I’m working on it).

Export a Base-64 x.509 Cert using PowerShell on Windows 7

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Exporting a Base-64 Encoded x.509 certificate using PowerShell is trivial if you have the Export-Certificate cmdlet available. However, many of the nodes I work with are Windows 7 which unfortunately doesn’t include these cmdlets.