Using SSH Agent as a form of single sign-on (SSO)

As mentioned in a previous post, Secure Shell (SSH) is a tool for secure system administration, file transfers, and other communication across the Internet or other untrusted networks. When implementing SSH keys to allow the use of encrypted public key authentication to eliminate the manual login process in a large number of hosts, you will probably face the challenge regarding … Continue reading Using SSH Agent as a form of single sign-on (SSO)

Provisioning VMs on Azure Stack HCI

Azure Stack HCI is a flexible hyperconverged infrastructure that will let you deploy a hybrid cloud solution where you can run virtual machines on-premises and easily connect them to Azure hybrid services. In this post, we will review some of the steps required to create these virtual machines. There are several ways to build a … Continue reading Provisioning VMs on Azure Stack HCI

Install Ansible quickly on a Linux host

There are many ways to install Ansible or the latest ansible-core on a particular host, but to learn and start using Ansible as configuration management or as an automation tool, preferably you will need a Linux host that will be your control node. The control node could be any popular Linux distribution available or any … Continue reading Install Ansible quickly on a Linux host

SSH key pairs for automating logins in a nutshell

Secure Shell (SSH) is a tool for secure system administration, file transfers, and other communication across the Internet or other untrusted network. It encrypts identities, passwords, and transmitted data so that they cannot be eavesdropped on and stolen. Also, SSH by definition is a cryptographic network protocol for operating network services securely over an unsecured network. In simple terms, … Continue reading SSH key pairs for automating logins in a nutshell