Windows

Set correct Date, Time and NTP sync with this Powershell script

I made a Powershell script to automate the process of configuring all Windows regional settings like time, date, locale, culture, country, home location and language keyboard input. This script will also configure NTP and sync your clock. This is for stand-alone Workgroup computers. In a domain you are best of… Read More »Set correct Date, Time and NTP sync with this Powershell script
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Replace vCenter Server Appliance certificate with valid SSL from a trusted PKI – How to

I have recently been doing some lab experiments with VMware vSphere. I’m running three ESXi hosts with vCenter Server Appliance on one of them. Out-of-the-box vCenter comes with a self-signed certificate, which means ignoring the SSL warning on every log-on. Instead, I wanted to implement a valid certificate from a… Read More »Replace vCenter Server Appliance certificate with valid SSL from a trusted PKI – How to
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DNS Secure Dynamic Updates and DHCP – How does it work and how to update PTR-records in DNS?

There are some common misconceptions regarding DNS dynamic updates and DHCP servers. In this post I will share my knowledge about this and how to automatically update PTR-records with dynamic updates enabled. First off, what is DNS Dynamic Updates? Let’s get that out of the way right away: None: Dynamic update… Read More »DNS Secure Dynamic Updates and DHCP – How does it work and how to update PTR-records in DNS?
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The dangers of WPAD and LLMNR – Poisoning attack

There are already some great resources out there explaining vulnerabilities linked to the Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Protocol (WPAD) and Link-Local Multicast Name Resolution (LLMNR) protocol. In this post I will demonstrate an example using WPAD poisoning and Brute Force. Basically, WPAD is an auto-discovery protocol used by web browsers to… Read More »The dangers of WPAD and LLMNR – Poisoning attack