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Thoughts, notes, and writing on things I find interesting mostly around Identity, network access, security and AI.
Latest posts
- RDP2Linux: Remote Desktop into Ubuntu from Windows (the Wayland-era way)
A production-tested guide to connecting to an Ubuntu desktop from Windows over RDP — using gnome-remote-desktop for the real GNOME desktop or xrdp + XFCE for a lightweight session, with every failure mode and fix included.
- Deploy Global Secure Access in Coexistence with other SASE/VPN Products
Free interactive guides for deploying Microsoft Global Secure Access alongside Zscaler, Cisco, Palo Alto, and Netskope with animated traffic flow diagrams and tenant-aware config.
- Detect Global Secure Access (GSA) Client Conflicts — GSA SxS Checker
Detect WFP driver conflicts with the Microsoft Global Secure Access client — one PowerShell command, self-contained HTML report with risk scoring and remediation for 59 vendor signatures.
- SPIFFE & SPIRE Hands-On Labs: Learn Workload Identity From Scratch
A beginner-friendly, hands-on SPIFFE & SPIRE tutorial — 15 labs teaching workload identity, mTLS, and zero trust on Docker Desktop. No cloud, no cost, get started in 60 seconds.
- AZDesign: Design Azure Labs Visually and Export Bicep
A drag-and-drop tool for designing Azure lab topologies in the browser and exporting deployment-ready Bicep — no backend required.