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
Publish an Azure RM Web App using a Service Principal in PowerShell
Change the Friendly Name of a Cert with PowerShell
Change the Friendly Name of a Cert with PowerShell
Using Azure Key Vault with PowerShell - Part 1
Using Azure Key Vault with PowerShell - Part 1
Downloading GitHub .GitIgnore templates with PowerShell
Downloading GitHub .GitIgnore templates with PowerShell
Using PFX Files in PowerShell
Using PFX files in PowerShell
Test Website SSL Certificates Continuously with PowerShell and Pester
A solution to test SSL certificates using PowerShell and Pester.
Continuously Testing your Infrastructure with OVF and Microsoft Operations Management Suite
A guide to using OVF and Microsoft Operations Management Suite to continuously test your infrastructure.
Install Docker on Windows Server 2016 using DSC
A simple DSC configuration to install Docker on Windows Server 2016.
Easily Create a Hyper-V Windows Server 2016 AD & Nano Server Lab
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
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.