How to Import Binary Modules from Network Shares
Note: This is from a wiki page I just wrote on Importing Binary Modules from Network Shares which discusses not just the solution below that works for .Net 2.0 but also how to solve the problem on .Net 4.0 (e.g.: in PoshConsole). I will most likely not keep this page up to date, so you [...]
A Better Get-Credential in one line of code
For too long I have ignored the deficiencies in Get-Credential, so now I am going to fix them. Ready? function Get-Credential($caption,$msg,$domain,$name){$Host.UI.PromptForCredential($caption,$msg,$name,$domain)} Ok, that’s better than the default, whew! At least you can specify the prompt text and the domain and default user name … but there are so many other options that are missing from [...]
Code Signing with OpenSSL and PowerShell
One of the major security features of PowerShell is the support for code signing of scripts, so that you can set an execution policy that requires scripts to be signed before they can be run. Of course, it goes a bit further than that. When a script has been signed by a certificate with a [...]