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Learn PowerShell Core 6.0

By : David das Neves, Jan-Hendrik Peters
Book Image

Learn PowerShell Core 6.0

By: David das Neves, Jan-Hendrik Peters

Overview of this book

Beginning with an overview of the different versions of PowerShell, Learn PowerShell Core 6.0 introduces you to VSCode and then dives into helping you understand the basic techniques in PowerShell scripting. You will cover advanced coding techniques, learn how to write reusable code as well as store and load data with PowerShell. This book will help you understand PowerShell security and Just Enough Administration, enabling you to create your own PowerShell repository. The last set of chapters will guide you in setting up, configuring, and working with Release Pipelines in VSCode and VSTS, and help you understand PowerShell DSC. In addition to this, you will learn how to use PowerShell with Windows, Azure, Microsoft Online Services, SCCM, and SQL Server. The final chapter will provide you with some use cases and pro tips. By the end of this book, you will be able to create professional reusable code using security insight and knowledge of working with PowerShell Core 6.0 and its most important capabilities.
Table of Contents (26 chapters)
Title Page
Dedication
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
Index

Remoting


PowerShell remoting is an important topic, as many customers still think that it is unsecure. The complete opposite is actually the case, as will be explained throughout this topic. Unfortunately, many customers use other remoting capabilities instead, such as:

  • Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)/MSTSC
  • PSEXEC
  • SMB file share access/SMBv1
  • Remote WMI access over RPC using clear text by default and random ports
  • Remote event log management
  • Remote service management

In addition to our complete lack of understanding, there are still many companies out there that don't even enable or configure a firewall correctly on the endpoints, and these are just the basics.

PowerShell Core supports remoting via WMI, WS-Management, and SSH. (RPC is no longer supported.) Remoting with Windows PowerShell will by default use WinRM (Windows Remote Management). 

Note

When you use the...