Enabling two-factor authentication with SMS2 (free) and NetScaler Gateway

In this post we are going to see something fabulous, let's see how to enable 2FA or two-factor authentication in NetScaler Gateway, forcing users to use an additional Token for corporate access to the organization. We will use SMS2 which is a free tool, which through RADIUS will validate the user tokens, we'll use software tokens using the Google Authenticator app on mobile, A blast!

Integrating Nextcloud with Active Directory

Well, something that is usually very interesting for organizations, is to be able to integrate Nextcloud with our Active Directory, This way we can allow our users to log in with their domain account and avoid remembering different passwords. It will also come in handy when it comes to managing them, we can also synchronize the Active Directory groups for whatever we need,

Integrating vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 and its ESXi hosts in Active Directory

In this post we will be able to see how to configure authentication against our Active Directory in the VMware vSphere virtual platform. We'll enable it on the vCenter Server Appliance and ESXi hosts, so that you can assign access permissions to Active Directory users or groups. And so instead of using the default credentials (As we do wrongly); each employee will use their DA account, with the privileges that he should have, It will also be useful to see 'Who does what'.

Nagios – Monitoring Active Directory Status with NRPE

Another critical item that we will monitor will be the status of our respectable Active Directory, although we know that we will have him in cotton wool and we will pamper him, because Nagios or Centreon will also monitor it. Thanks to a script we will test your health on a scheduled basis, monitoring its status at all times, as well as that of the Domain Controllers, Therefore, another thing that we will get out of our heads and an automated system will do it for us, And if it fails… He warns us!

Nagios – Checking the status of Users in Active Directory

When we have enough users in our organization, or above all, When they are a bit of moles, we can try and control your Active Directory accounts, to prevent and monitor possible failures, This is, We will be able to control whether user accounts are disabled, Your passwords have expired or are close to expiring, as well as if they have become blocked, among other options.