Learn how to use basic authentication with PowerShell’s Invoke-RestMethod cmdlet. Follow our step-by-step guide and secure your REST API requests.
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Managing configurations is a critical part of ensuring that applications run correctly across different environments. In .NET applications, configurations such as appSettings are often stored in a Web.config file. At some point, you might find it essential to export these settings to a CSV file. This will enable you to analyze, share, or create backups
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PowerShell, an integral component of Windows operating systems, has revolutionized the way administrators and users interact with their systems by offering a robust command-line environment. At its core, PowerShell empowers users to leverage a comprehensive set of commands, often referred to as cmdlets, to perform a wide array of tasks. From basic PowerShell commands like
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To convert string value to base64, follow the below steps in the PowerShell command line window: Encoding to base64 string: Output: Decoding base64 string: Output:
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PowerShell can be used as a REST client to access Azure REST APIs. To access Azure REST methods, you will need to have access to subscription with Azure AD App Registration. If you haven’t done Azure AD App registration. You can follow this article here. Make sure you capture client secret key after app is
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To generate self-signed certificates we will use makecert.exe. You will need to first download Windows SDK for Windows 7 or later. Download and install Windows SDK. Once you have downloaded and installed Windows SDK. Go to SDK folder by executing the below command. Generate Root CA Now, we will generate a root certificate. We will
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To convert a certificate that is in .pfx to base64 format in PowerShell, you can use .NET namespace available in PowerShell to convert. I had a scenario where I was required to use base64 encoding to upload a certificate to Azure to secure communication to backend instance. Since Microsoft Azure provides a rich API to
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