ICYMI: PowerShell Week of 2-November-2018
Topics include analyzing your scripts for code injection, configuring DSC with SQL, presentations from PSConfAsia, and more…
Intertubes scoured for content by Brett Bunker, Robin Dadswell, and Mark Roloff.
How To Secure PowerShell Remoting In A Windows Domain
by Mike Kanakos on October 27th
Digging into the security considerations surrounding PowerShell remoting can be a bit daunting. Fortunate for the rest of us, Mike was recently tasked with defining PowerShell’s security posture in his organization and has written about his findings in this blog post. This is a great place to dive in for anyone looking to learn about it.
Using PowerShell Injection Hunter at Scale
by Emin Atac on October 30th
Malicious code injection probably isn’t something many of us think about often, but we probably should. The InjectionHunter module can help you spot these in your scripts, but only if you pass them in as a ScriptBlockAst. Emin wanted something more accessible. This is a pretty cool write up about how Emin wrote a function to extend the inputs for this module, making it easier to analyze your code for these particular issues.
PowerShell Script Module Design: Building Tools to Automate the Process
by Mike Robbins on November 1st
Mike is up to the fourth part in his series on PowerShell’s AST. In this post, he pulls together knowledge from the previous three to build an advanced function which can pull in code from a variety of sources and output an AST from it.
DSC Pull Server reloaded. Part 3: Pre-create the Pull Server Database
by Ben Gelens on November 1st
Windows Server is introducing the capability for a SQL-backed DSC pull server, and Ben has been working on a series to explore that. In his third post, he dives into configuring an Azure SQL instance, setting up the pull server, and registering a node. All with PowerShell!
How to use Internal PowerShell Gallery App
by Daler Sayfiddinov on November 2nd
Here’s an interesting way to store and distribute your scripts internally. Daler shows us how to use a SharePoint list as a backend repository with PowerApps acting as a frontend. Search, filtering, and the ability to submit new scripts all built-in.
Reddit /r/PowerShell - Most Popular Weekly Post
/u/WhatTheHomePod just wants to spread a little love and appreciation by thanking /r/PowerShell for being such an awesome community that helped them to get started learning this great tool.
Tweet of the Week
If cloud security is part of your jam, Azure ATP can now help you monitor for remote PowerShell execution.
LiveStream: Manage Your Heterogeneous Environments with PowerShell Core
At this year’s PSConfAsia, Steve Lee gave a great presentation that shows off some of the great cross-platform features that he and his team have brought to PS Core.
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PowerShell Escape Room
PowerShell Escape Room by Michiel Hamers
by Michiel Hamers
https://about.me/michielhamers/
Why on earth you want to create an Escape Room with PowerShell as backend?
I’ve always been a fan of escape rooms, so I decided to create my own for my kids. I wanted to make it something that would be challenging and fun for them, but also educational. I decided to use PowerShell as the backend for the escape room, as I’m a PowerShell developer and I thought it would be a great way to learn more about the language.
The first step was to design the rooms. I wanted to make sure that there were a variety of puzzles and challenges that my kids would have to solve. I also wanted to make sure that the rooms were visually appealing and engaging. Once I had the rooms designed, I started building them.
I used a variety of materials to build the rooms, including wood, cardboard, and fabric. I also used a few electronic components, such as a USB extension cable with a switch and a 3-button keyboard. The USB extension cable with a switch was used to create a physical button that my kids could press to solve one of the puzzles. The 3-button keyboard was used to enter the code that my kids had to find to solve another puzzle.
I also used a few websites to create rebus puzzles that my kids had to solve. I printed out the rebus puzzles and placed them around the rooms. Once my kids had solved all of the puzzles, they were able to enter the code on a single screen to escape the room.
In this blog post, we’ll delve into the process of creating an engaging PowerShell escape room for the global PowerShell community. We’ll emphasize the significance of storytelling and provide a detailed breakdown of the PowerShell structure used for the escape room.
Microsoft Graph PowerShell Module: Getting Started Guide
Microsoft Graph PowerShell Module: Getting Started Guide
by Jeff Brown
Microsoft is retiring the Azure AD Graph API sometime after June 30, 2023 (announcement). This retirement includes the Azure AD PowerShell module. In its place, Microsoft has released the Microsoft Graph PowerShell module. The Microsoft Graph PowerShell module is the next-generation way of managing Microsoft cloud services using PowerShell. If you have used MSOnline or Azure AD PowerShell in the past, you’ll need to read on to learn about this new module.
ICYMI: PowerShell Week of 08-October-2021
Topics include VMWare, Windows 11, Web Reports and more…
Special thanks to Robin Dadswell, Prasoon Karunan V, Kiran Patnayakuni and Kevin Laux
How to gather your vCenter inventory data with this VMware PowerShell script
by Scott Matteson on 7th October
Inventory reports are a common request when administering a VMware vCenter environment. Learn how this VMware PowerShell script can make such requests quick and easy
Building a Web Report in PowerShell, use the -Force Luke
by Chris Noring on 8th October