A curated list of available resources to help you on your automation journey with CyberArk.
| ## Powershell method of transfering small (< 1 MB) binary files via Clipboard | |
| ## | |
| ## NB: Unwise to attempt to encode binary files exceeding 1 MB due to excessive memory consumption | |
| ## Powershell 5.0> | |
| # On the transmission end: | |
| $Content = Get-Content -Encoding Byte -Path binaryfile.xxx | |
| [System.Convert]::ToBase64String($Content) | Set-Clipboard | |
| # On the receiving end |
Tip
Microsoft active directory servers by default provide LDAP connections over unencrypted connections (boo!).
The steps below will create a new self signed certificate appropriate for use with and thus enabling LDAPS for an AD server. Of course the "self-signed" portion of this guide can be swapped out with a real vendor purchased certificate if required.
Steps have been tested successfully with Windows Server 2012R2, but should work with Windows Server 2008 without modification. Requires a working OpenSSL install (ideally Linux/OSX) and (obviously) a Windows Active Directory server.