SC-100 Study Resources

Because you can never have too much study material.

May 03, 2023

Alrighty! Time to get started on the SC-100 exam! What follows is a breakdown of the various study resources I'm using. Time permitting, I'll update it with additional resources I come across along the way.

Books

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Azure Key Vault Exchange Workflow

September 07, 2022

A nice diagram explaining the authentication workflow for requesting a key (leveraging Azure AD).

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Details and context here.

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How to convert a JKS file to PFX

January 03, 2018

Author's note: this is an older article I brought over from my prior blog by popular request. Some of the information may be a little dated.

In case it's helpful to other folks, here's how to convert a Java Keystore file (JKS) to a PKCS#12 archive file (PFX). You'll need java installed somewhere on a local system so . . .

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How to get certificate thumbprint using openssl

November 09, 2016

Author's note: this is an older article I brought over from my prior blog by popular request. Some of the information may be a little dated.

I was troubleshooting a certificate issue today that required me to verify the thumbprint of a leaf cert. The challenge? I was working from console connection and couldn't copy/paste . . .

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sendmail Daemon Behavior During Restarts

July 25, 2016

An interesting question came up the other day: What exactly does the sendmail daemon do with SMTP sessions that are in progress when it needs to restart?

For the purpose of discussion, let's assume that it's being restarted via service sendmail restart. I'll wait a moment for admins to scream at their monitors about this . . .

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Spicy Bacon Tator Tots Recipe

Pretty much the best thing ever.

May 27, 2016

Alright folks, here's the recipe for some ridiculously good tater tots (respectfully modeled after a favorite dish at a nearby sandwich shop).

Ingredients:

  • 6-7 oz of sharp cheddar cheese (grated)
  • 1 package of tater tots
  • 1 habanero pepper
  • 4 Tbsp of salted butter
  • 6-8 strips of thick-cut bacon
  • . . .

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How to increase sendmail queue runner check interval

August 04, 2015

Author's note: this is an older article I brought over from my prior blog by popular request. Some of the information may be a little dated.

By default, sendmail will attempt to process/retry deferred messages in hourly intervals. For most environments, that's usually fine. However, some admins may want sendmail to try more . . .

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