Installation In the previous post I explained how to setup the Windows environmental variable PATH so you can run the terraform executable from any path. In this post I will explain how I set up my favorite text file editor. In the last year or so I came to fall in love with Microsoft Visual … Continue reading "Starting with Terraform, Windows and Azure Part 2"
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Starting with Terraform, Windows and Azure Part 1
This is a series of blog posts going in to the setup of Terraform and building your first Azure deployment. First we are going to the local installation. Terraform is able to run on a variety of operating systems: MacOS FreeBSD Linux OpenBSD Solaris Windows Since this blog Is mostly about Microsoft, Windows and Azure … Continue reading "Starting with Terraform, Windows and Azure Part 1"
Connecting to Azure MFA Server’s Web Service SDK using certificate authentication
Recently, I’ve been involved in some larger Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Server projects as a senior engineer with a couple of demanding customers. It’s been a lot of fun and quite the roller coaster ride. In my opinion, an increasing number of organizations are looking to implement multi-factor authentication. They may be required to by … Continue reading "Connecting to Azure MFA Server’s Web Service SDK using certificate authentication"
Ten Things you need to know about Azure Multi-Factor Authentication Server
Azure Multi-Factor Authentication Server is Microsofts product to add the magic of multi-factor authentication to your organizations on-premises enterprise infrastructure. I’ve been designing, implementing, updating and managing Azure Multi-Factor Authentication for several organizations. It has become one of my favorite tools in my toolbox, but there are a couple of things that I think you … Continue reading "Ten Things you need to know about Azure Multi-Factor Authentication Server"
I’m presenting at the Dutch Windows Management User Group 2017-4 Meetup
The Dutch Windows Management User Group (WMUG) is one of the more active IT Pro user groups in the Netherlands. I was honored when they invited me to speak at their next meetup on September 13, 2017. Of course, I’d present at this meetup; their fourth meetup this year! About the Dutch Windows Management … Continue reading "I’m presenting at the Dutch Windows Management User Group 2017-4 Meetup"
The Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows Free is amazing. Let me tell you why.
Veeam released its free Agent for Microsoft Windows (version 2.0.0.700). I’ve been using the Beta of the agent for a couple of months and the more I used it and the more I read on why Veeam introduced this tool, and how it fits into Veeam’s current technology and strategy, the more I want to … Continue reading "The Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows Free is amazing. Let me tell you why."
KnowledgeBase: When you activate the Microsoft Authenticator App on Android 5.x you receive “Your device does not trust the activation URL”
The mobile world is still a fragmented world, where various versions of Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android compete for usage share. With people still getting accustomed to today’s throw-away society and handset manufacturers and vendors tailoring to their needs, there’s people using three years old Operating Systems on mobile phones they just purchased. The … Continue reading "KnowledgeBase: When you activate the Microsoft Authenticator App on Android 5.x you receive “Your device does not trust the activation URL”"
KnowledgeBase: When you activate the Microsoft Authenticator App you receive “The remote server returned an error: NotFound”
I’ve written about the Multi-Factor Authentication server quite extensively. I’ve been pretty content with text messages for authentication, but since DRAFT NIST Special Publication 800-63B, Out-of-Band (OOB) using the PSTN (SMS or voice) is deprecated (ref 5.1.3.2) I’ve been taking a closer look at the Microsoft Authenticator app. The situation Microsoft’s on-premises Multi-Factor Authentication … Continue reading "KnowledgeBase: When you activate the Microsoft Authenticator App you receive “The remote server returned an error: NotFound”"
I’m speaking at Techorama Belgium 2017
A while back, I heard from the Techorama Belgium organization that they merged their Microsoft developer-focused event with ITPROceed to create one big Belgium Microsoft Community event: Techorama I was invited to share any presentations I deemed fit for such a conference and the organization actually picked one… About Techorama Techorama is a yearly … Continue reading "I’m speaking at Techorama Belgium 2017"
Delivering the honest truth on Azure, this Wednesday with colleague Marc Westerink
It’s no secret that we talk to a lot of organizations about Microsoft Azure. Most of the time, our focus is on Azure Active Directory, Hybrid Identity. We enjoy interacting with organizations on Microsofts holistic approach to Enterprise Mobility + Security (EM+S) and the Secure Productive Enterprise (SPE), but also on Digital Transformation and Modern … Continue reading "Delivering the honest truth on Azure, this Wednesday with colleague Marc Westerink"