A few days ago, I had to troubleshoot strange authentication issues. The context was the following: A Fortigate firewall offering SSL Vpn remote access; This Vpn access configured using Active Directory authentication, which means that user has to authenticate using his AD username/password. In this context, the Fortigate is itself configured to query Domain controllersContinue reading “LDAP error codes”
Monthly Archives: Sep 2020
Powershell += Evil
Powershell makes it easy and convenient to add stuff into an array. This works well and is easy to write: There is a catch however. When you do this, Powershell creates an array. And Powershell arrays are static. What if your array becomes big ? It can happen if you have some form of repetitiveContinue reading “Powershell += Evil”
Defeating crazy screensavers
Sometimes, you may have to work in environments so crazy about security that you have to unlock your computer every five minutes. Here is a tip to alleviate the burden, on Windows computers at least. Save this very short Powershell script in a convenient place : What it does is simply to simulate pressing twiceContinue reading “Defeating crazy screensavers”
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