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AD - Administrative Limits
Active Directory Database limits restricts your ability to manage objects - Learn how to quickly fix the problem
I recently ran into an issue with a particular environment where Active Directory and PKI services were deployed. One of the service accounts which I was attempting to ‘unlock’ refused to co-operate and instead offered the most unhelpful message. Administrative limit for this request was exceeded - this was not my first time encountering the message, previously this haunted me while I was managing a Windows PKI infrastructure and with some quick searches, confirmed my initial suspicion.
Read moreBicep - Tags as Parameters
Deploying infrastructure ARM Templates to Azure, but using Tags and their respective value as the parameter configuration settings
In a post earlier, we look at using arm to lookup the value of tags' at both the Subscription and Resource Level. With Bicep this is much easier to understand. This is the same lab configuration as in the original post, but this time to code should be a lot more readable. // Sample to lookup tag values // Both Subscription and Resource Level @description('The resource ID of the resource we wish to look up a tag from.
Read moreConfiguring FreeRadius for 802.1x
Guide to installing an alternative Radius service, for those who may have implemented Windows NPS Server - License Free and Open Source, Enterprise Ready
In a pervious post, I covered the steps to deploy the current stable release of FreeRadius, by installing the packages from the NetworkRadius organizations repository. We will now, focus on configuring the FreeRadius server so that it can authenticate 802.1x requests. Why? Why would we go to this trouble, especially given the fact that Windows has shipped with its own NPS service, for the past 20 years? Simple really, In the world of Cloud First, many customers are now selecting the option of Azure AD Joined only, for their machines in preference to AD Joined, or even Hybrid Joined.
Read moreExtracting Public and Private Certificates from a PFX
PFX files enable to transportation of certificates between systems, however many services require separate files for both public and private certificates
Using OpenSSL, we can extract the private key, and the certificate into independent file’s, which is required for most networking devices, and linux services. You will need to install the OpenSSL package, either on your Windows or Linux system (I have covered how to update the current version on Linux here) Export the private key from the PFX file We begin, by passing in the PFX and requesting the Private key to be placed into its own file.
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Damian Flynn
I define myself as an evangelist; an entrepreneur & author with an ideology rooted in business insights, technology exploration, pattern analysis and high energy. I envision, theorize and develop system architecture and strategic business platforms, soaked in storytelling and innovative technology.
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