Marc-Andre Moreau

Discover the intricacies of Active Directory's Kerberos KDC certificate selection for PKINIT, including techniques for choosing a specific certificate, analysis using IDA Pro, and PowerShell cmdlets for managing certificates. This deep dive explores the challenges and solutions for ensuring the right KDC certificate is used, overcoming the unpredictability of certificate selection in Windows environments.

A deep dive into Active Directory LDAPS certificate selection, detailing the technical intricacies of ensuring secure communications through TLS. This guide covers the validation and selection process, including PowerShell scripts for certificate management, aiming to clarify and resolve common issues with LDAPS implementation.

This post tackles the challenges of RDP Network Level Authentication (NLA) with Azure AD, labeled as the PKU2U nightmare, offering detailed solutions for common problems. It addresses enabling PKU2U authentication, Azure AD workplace joining, the correct Azure AD username format, and third-party application support, providing both technical insights and practical steps to mitigate these issues in Azure AD environments.

Navigate through the confusion of "the specified user name does not exist" error during RDP smartcard logon, offering insights into common misinterpretations and actionable solutions. This post breaks down error messages, suggests disabling strict KDC validation, and guides on certificate trust validation, ensuring successful authentication with practical steps and PowerShell commands.

This guide demystifies the "TrustedHosts" setting in PowerShell remoting, explaining its significance and how to configure it to avoid common errors. It offers solutions for enabling remote connections, particularly when Kerberos or HTTPS isn't used, ensuring security and connectivity for non-domain-joined machines or across different domains.

Unpack the dilemma between Cloud Kerberos Trust and Key Trust in Windows Hello for Business deployments. This post navigates through troubleshooting login issues, clarifying deployment types, and offering solutions for transitioning between deployment models with Group Policy and PowerShell, ensuring a smoother Windows Hello setup and operational reliability.

Resolve RDP NLA issues on domain-joined devices outside the corporate network by configuring a scheduled task to fetch the Kerberos machine TGT at startup. This practical solution ensures secure, remote desktop access without compromising network security, detailed with step-by-step instructions and troubleshooting tips.

Out of all the protocols and platforms supported by Remote Desktop Manager, RDP on Windows is by far the most popular.

Discover the new support for MSRDC in Remote Desktop Manager. Learn how to leverage this modern RDP client for better remote access and improved connection management on Windows.

Explore the correct method to disable Web Proxy Auto Detect (WPAD) in Windows to enhance security without breaking essential components. This guide clarifies common misconceptions and provides a safe approach using registry modifications, avoiding potential pitfalls associated with service deactivation.

Uncover secret RDP registry keys with IDA Free. Follow our guide to enhance your secure RDP configurations and improve your remote access security.

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Protect RDP passwords from Mimikatz attacks with Remote Credential Guard. Follow our guide to configure this feature in Remote Desktop Manager and boost your remote access security.

Learn how to create a local PowerShell module repository without a server. Follow our step-by-step guide to simplify module management and enhance your PowerShell scripting efficiency.

Learn why disabling LDAP unauthenticated binds in Active Directory is crucial for server security. Follow our step-by-step guide to enhance your network's protection.

Enhance your Active Directory security by configuring Secure LDAP (LDAPS) with Let's Encrypt certificates. Follow our detailed tutorial to ensure safe and encrypted LDAP traffic.

A few months ago, PowerShell 7 came out, finally bridging the gap between Windows PowerShell and PowerShell Core. It is now possible to use the same PowerShell everywhere (Windows, macOS, Linux!) whil...

The Black Friday deals are over and 2019 is coming to an end, but we still have something in store to satisfy the Rust developers among you. Today, we are announcing MongoDB CWAL, a community-supporte...