Hi for All and have a nice time, so today we are talking about passwords (ready?) Let’s think! • In most IT systems and various companies, mandatory periodic password changes are a common rule. At my company, passwords must be changed every three months. Do you think this approach is correct? After all, this practice…
Just updates of Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification
well done for next year. Alex
Microsoft’s May 2025 Patch Tuesday: 78 Fixes, 5 Zero-Days, and a Whole Lot of “Oh No”
Another month, another Patch Tuesday—because nothing says “fun” like spending your evening installing updates while silently questioning your life choices. This time, Microsoft dropped 78 fixes, including 5 zero-days that hackers have been actively exploiting (because why wait for a patch when you can exploit now, right?). The Breakdown (Because Numbers Are Fun) Critical: 11 (aka “Patch this yesterday”) Important: 66…
Active Directory vs OpenLDAP vs FreeIPA
Authentication Protocols Active Directory Primary Protocol: Kerberos (v5) with NTLM fallback Authentication Flow: Client requests TGT from Domain Controller DC verifies credentials against database Client receives TGT and service tickets Encryption: AES-256 (default), supports RC4 for legacy Token Lifetime: Default 10 hours (configurable) Smart Card Support: Native through PKINIT OpenLDAP Primary Protocol: LDAP (v3) with SASL mechanisms **Authentication Methods: Simple…
Understanding of Azure Private DNS resolution
When you link a Private DNS Zone to a Hub VNet and that Hub is peered with Spoke VNets, the resources in the Spoke VNets can use the records in the DNS Zone. This happens because VNet peering allows the DNS resolution to flow through the peered networks. You can find more details in the…
How to- Azure Front Door with your Power Pages website (includes step by step)
Here a simple explanation how you can configure Azure Front Door with your Power Pages website using a custom domain. Let’s break this down into simple steps so it’s easy to follow, even if you’re new to this. First, you’ll need to set up Azure Front Door to route traffic to your Power Pages site….
Work around the OCSP validation issue in Azure Application Gateway
1. First, verify connectivity to OCSP responder from Azure’s network: bash # Create a test VM in the same subnet as your App Gateway az vm create –resource-group MyResourceGroup –name TestVM –image UbuntuLTS –vnet-name MyVNet –subnet MySubnet –admin-username azureuser # SSH into the VM and test OCSP responder openssl ocsp -issuer intermediate.crt -cert client.crt -url…
Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27842
Today Microsoft rolling out Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27842 📢 [UPDATE 4/25]ISO files for Build 27842 are now available for download – get them here. Please note: SDKs will not be released for the 27xxx build series at this time. 🔧 Changes and Improvements [General] The redesigned battery icon introduced in recent builds may…
Microsoft will end support for App-V in 2026 (plan for migration to MSIX)
Migration Plan: App-V to MSIX Convert App-V to MSIX Use the MSIX Packaging Tool to convert existing App-V packages. Validate application functionality post-conversion. Preserve User Settings App-V stores settings in %APPDATA%, %LOCALAPPDATA%, and HKCU\Software\Microsoft\AppV\Client\Packages. MSIX stores them in containerized locations (C:\Users\<User>\AppData\Local\Packages\). Migration Options: Pre-Migration Script: Export & reimport registry settings, copy user data files. Package…
project of face detection Python v.1
import cv2 import mediapipe as mp # Initialize MediaPipe Face Mesh mp_face_mesh = mp.solutions.face_mesh face_mesh = mp_face_mesh.FaceMesh() # Capture video from the webcam cap = cv2.VideoCapture(0) while True: ret, frame = cap.read() if not ret: break # Convert frame to RGB (MediaPipe requires RGB images) rgb_frame = cv2.cvtColor(frame, cv2.COLOR_BGR2RGB) # Process the frame to detect…