Deploy Azure Infrastructure using PowerShell scripts, GitHub and Azure DevOps pipelines

This blog is written on a 100 level, explaining how to use the most simplistic tooling to deploy Azure resources using PowerShell scripts, GitHub and deployed via Azure DevOps pipelines with continuous integration. Deployment Plan Step 1 – PowerShell scripts Step 2 – Github.com remote repository Step 3 – Upload PowerShell scripts Step 4 –… Continue reading Deploy Azure Infrastructure using PowerShell scripts, GitHub and Azure DevOps pipelines

Exporting Registered Apps expiring secrets and certificates

This blog post aims to streamline the manual extraction of your Registered Applications whose secrets are either nearing expiration or have already expired. The process utilizes a PowerShell script and concludes by exporting the results to a CSV file. Step 1 – Prepare an output folder This will become the target folder into which your… Continue reading Exporting Registered Apps expiring secrets and certificates

How to quickly create a dummy / self-signed certificate for sandbox testing

This is quick, simple recipe on how to creat a self-signed .pfx certificate for your sandbox in 1 minute using powershell. Step 1 – Create a new a self-signed certificate The New-SelfSignedCertificate cmdlet enables you to create a self-signed certificate. $cert = New-SelfSignedCertificate -DnsName www.domainname.co.za `-Type CodeSigning -CertStoreLocation Cert:\CurrentUser\My Step 2 – Verify that the… Continue reading How to quickly create a dummy / self-signed certificate for sandbox testing

Azure Internal load balancer

Load balancing refers to the practice of evenly distributing traffic load (incoming network traffic) across a group of backend resources or servers. Azure Load Balancer operates at layer 4 of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model. The Azure load balancer the single point of contact for clients. Load balancers distribute inbound flows that arrive at the… Continue reading Azure Internal load balancer