Daniel Keer

Daniel Keer

@thedxt.bsky.social

IT, PowerShell, Containers | vExpert ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Omnissa Tech Insider ⭐⭐⭐ YYC https://theDXT.ca

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Daniel Keer
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🆕 Here’s how you can add extra layers of protection to high-impact actions using Entra ID Protected Actions and Conditional Access policies. thedxt.ca/2026/09/micr... #Microsoft #Entra #ConditionalAccess #Microsoft365 #MicrosoftEntra #EntraID #ProtectedActions

thedxt.caMicrosoft Entra ID Protected ActionsMicrosoft Entra ID has a feature called Protected Actions. When you configure Protected Actions, you can use them with Conditional Access policies to add extra layers of security before the protected ...
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📦 Once an Access Package is configured you may want to know what the workflow looks like from all perspectives. Here's how the entire Access Package workflow works. thedxt.ca/2026/08/micr... #Microsoft #Entra #AccessPackage #Microsoft365 #EntraID #EntraIDGovernance #Governance

thedxt.caMicrosoft Entra ID Governance Access Package WorkflowAn Access Package is a feature of Entitlement Management within Microsoft Entra ID Governance. With an Access Package, users gain self-service access to groups, applications, or SharePoint sites. You ...
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I’m revealing the ultimate Entra Conditional Access Travel Toolkit at #EUCWorldAmplify! 🛫 Wherever you’re logging in from I’ll show how to keep security tight while keeping users friction‑free. @worldofeuc.bsky.social #Microsoft #EUCWorld2026 #Microsoft #EntraID #EUCWorld2026 #Governance

Daniel Keer
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📦 Access Packages are super useful! They are part of the Entitlement Management feature in Microsoft Entra ID Governance. Here's how to configure Access Packages. thedxt.ca/2026/08/conf... #Microsoft #Entra #AccessPackage #Microsoft365 #EntraID #EntraIDGovernance #Governance

thedxt.caConfigure Microsoft Entra ID Governance Entitlement Management Access PackagesMicrosoft Entra ID Governance has many cool features, one of them is Entitlement Management. Within Entitlement Management is the Access Packages feature. Access Packages allow you to configure user s...
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🆕 🛡️ Here's how to use the Conditional Access What If tool to test and troubleshoot your Conditional Access policies. thedxt.ca/2026/08/micr... #Microsoft #Entra #ConditionalAccess #Microsoft365 #MicrosoftEntra #EntraID

thedxt.caMicrosoft Entra ID Conditional Access What IfAn underrated feature of Entra ID Conditional Access is the What If tool. The Conditional Access What If tool can help you troubleshoot or design Conditional Access policies. Typically, when building ...
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🛡️ One of my favorite features in Entra is Conditional Access. I made a blog post about Conditional Access. Check it out! thedxt.ca/2026/08/micr... #Microsoft #Entra #ConditionalAccess #Microsoft365 #MicrosoftEntra #EntraID

thedxt.caMicrosoft Entra ID Conditional AccessMicrosoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) has an awesome feature called Conditional Access that can add an extra layer of security to your Microsoft 365 tenant. The power of Conditional Access really shi...
Daniel Keer
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🆕 Here's how to deploy the Omnissa Horizon Edge Gateway on VMware vSphere. thedxt.ca/2026/06/depl... #Omnissa #OmnissaTechInsider #EUC #VDI #WeAreOmnissa #Horizon #VMware #vSphere #vExpert @omnissacommunity.bsky.social

thedxt.caDeploy Horizon Edge Gateway on VMware vSphereIf you have an Omnissa Horizon subscription, you should deploy the Horizon Edge gateway appliance to license your Omnissa Horizon setup. The Horizon Edge Gateway for vSphere is a VM that you deploy on...
Daniel Keer
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🚨 I recently figured out a way to make Claude Desktop work on non-persistent VDI. Here's how I did it and everything I figured out along the way. thedxt.ca/2026/06/depl... #Claude #VDI #Omnissa #FSLogix #ClaudeDesktop #OmnissaDEM #EUC

thedxt.caDeploy Claude Desktop on Non-Persistent VDIIn this post, I will show you step by step how to deploy Claude Desktop on Non-Persistent VDI. The Process The entire setup is split into a few stages. Install Claude Desktop To deploy Claude Desktop ...
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🚀 On April 29th at EUC World Virtual, I’ll be presenting “From Hours to Minutes: Intune App Deployment Made Simple.” Let’s turn complex Intune deployments into a breeze! Join me live: worldofeuc.org/EUCWorld2026... @worldofeuc.bsky.social #EUCWorldVirtual #Intune #EUC #WorldofEUC #EUCWorld

Daniel Keer
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🚨 Entra ID External MFA (old name was External Authentication Methods) is now Generally Available. Custom Controls is being deprecated on 30 Sept 2026. Here's how to check your usage. thedxt.ca/2026/03/micr... #Entra #MFA #M365 #Microsoft #Microsoft365 #ConditionalAccess

thedxt.caMicrosoft Entra ID External MFAMicrosoft recently announced that External Authentication Methods has been renamed to External MFA and is Generally Available. Microsoft also announced that Custom Controls is being deprecated, with i...
Daniel Keer
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🔥🧱 Once you've configured a Master Key on a Palo Alto firewall it's very important to change it before it expires. thedxt.ca/2026/03/palo... #panos #PaloAlto #PaloAltoNetworks #Firewall #security #HA #Encryption

thedxt.caPalo Alto Change Master Key with HA (Active/Passive)When a Palo Alto Networks firewall is configured with a unique master key, you need to change the master key before it expires, as when the master key expires, the firewall will reboot into maintenanc...
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🗺️ When you setup a Sophos VM firewall on vSphere and add new interfaces the mappings go out the window. Here's how to figure out the mappings. thedxt.ca/2026/03/soph... #Sophos #Firewall #Interface #SFOS #Networking #VMware #vExpert

thedxt.caSophos Firewall Interface Mapping on vSphereWhen you deploy a Sophos firewall on VMware vSphere, you start with 3 network interfaces PortA for LAN, PortB for WAN, and PortC is unassigned. In VMware vCenter, PortA is Network adapter 1, PortB is ...
Daniel Keer
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🆕 Here's how to configure a unique master key on a Palo Alto firewall in an Active/Passive HA configuration with the GUI or CLI. thedxt.ca/2026/03/palo... #panos #PaloAlto #PaloAltoNetworks #Firewall #security #HA #Encryption @paloaltonetworks.com

thedxt.caPalo Alto Configure Master Key with HA (Active/Passive)When you enter a private key or a password on a Palo Alto Networks firewall, it is encrypted with a master key. Out of the box, all Palo Alto firewalls use the same default master key, which used to b...
Daniel Keer
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I decided to switch my oldest laptop from Windows 11 to Debian 13. When running Windows 11 it was barely usable as the system only has 8GB RAM. It is much more usable on Debian. #linux

Daniel Keer
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Excited and honored to announce that I made it into the VMware by Broadcom vExpert program for 2026! Congrats to everyone that made it into the vExpert program! 🎉 #vExpert #VMware #Broadcom

Daniel Keer
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I'm excited to share that I'm an Omnissa Tech Insider for 2026! Congrats to everyone that also made it in! community.omnissa.com/forums/topic... @omnissacommunity.bsky.social #Omnissa #WeAreOmnissa #OmnissaTechInsider

community.omnissa.com📢 Announcing the 2026 Omnissa Tech InsidersHello Omnissa Community members, We are incredibly excited to share the official list of Tech Insiders for 2026! This year’s group was selected through an in-depth application and review process, and ...
Daniel Keer
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Windows 10 has reached end of life. If you still need to use Windows 10. I made a blog post about how to enable Windows 10 ESU to keep getting updates. Check it out! thedxt.ca/2026/01/enab... #Windows #Microsoft #ESU #Windows10 #Updates #WindowsUpdates

thedxt.caEnable Windows 10 Extended Security UpdatesOn October 14, 2025, Windows 10 reached end of life and no longer receives updates. To keep getting updates, you must upgrade to Windows 11 or enroll in the Windows 10 ESU (Extended Security Updates) ...
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CyberChef is a very cool web app made by GCHQ. I originally found out about it because @mrr3b00t.bsky.social tweeted about it a long time ago. I created a blog post about using CyberChef and self-hosting it with Docker. Check it out. thedxt.ca/2026/01/cybe... #Cyber #CyberChef #Docker

thedxt.caCyberChefCyberChef is a web application with an abundance of tools, including decoding and encoding to and from various formats such as Base64, ROT13, XOR, and Hex. It is often referred to as the Cyber Swiss A...
Daniel Keer
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🆕 I created a new blog post about how to upgrade and/or install Duo Win Logon using the EXE and PowerShell. Check it out. thedxt.ca/2026/01/inst... #Duo #PowerShell #WinLogon #Windows #Updates #Upgrade #MFA #Install @duosec.bsky.social

thedxt.caInstall or Upgrade Duo Authentication for Windows LogonIn this post, I will show you how to use my Duo Authentication for Windows Logon PowerShell scripts to check whether Duo Win Logon is installed, install Duo Win Logon, or upgrade Duo Win Logon. Previo...
Daniel Keer
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🆕 Introducing the Install Matrix an open source GitHub repo full of PowerShell scripts that help reduce duplicate work making it quick and easy to package apps and reducing overhead when updating them. Check it out! thedxt.ca/2026/01/inst... #PowerShell #Intune #EUC #GitHub #RMM

thedxt.caInstall MatrixAt EUC World Amplify 2025, I gave a presentation titled “Transforming Chaos into Control: Mastering Windows App Deployments with Intune“. The presentation covered the ways I’ve been deploying applicat...
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Duo has a root CA certificate expiring in February. Make sure your Duo Auth Proxy is 6.5.1 or newer. I wrote a blog post about the upgrade process. Check it out! thedxt.ca/2026/01/duo-... #Duo #PowerShell #AuthProxy #Updates #Upgrade #MFA

thedxt.caDuo Authentication Proxy UpgradeDuo Authentication Proxy is a very useful way to add MFA to LDAP and RADIUS. It is also a way to sync your users with Duo. You can install Duo Authentication Proxy on Windows or Linux. While older ver...