Vista Tutorial - Is ADSI encrypted?

Hi!

I`m planning to use this script to reset local administrator-passwords on
remote computers:

$erroractionpreference = "SilentlyContinue"

$date = Get-Date

foreach ( $strComputer in get-content C:\ps-scripts\logs\servers.txt)
{

$ping = new-object System.Net.NetworkInformation.Ping

$Reply = $null
$Reply = $ping .send( $strComputer )

if ( $Reply .status -like 'Success' )
{

$admin =[ adsi ]( "WinNT://" + $strComputer + "/administrator, user" )

$admin .psbase.invoke( "SetPassword" , "newpassword" )

Add-Content -path C:\ps-scripts\logs\servers-reset.txt -Value
"Administrator-password on $strComputer reset $date"

}

}



Are the ADSI-connection encrypted or do I need additional parameters for
this?

I tried resetting a password on a remote machine using this script while
running Wireshark. I didn`t find anything in the capture-log when searching
for "newpassword"...

--JER--

It is encrypted via RPC.

The Server wouldn't allow you to reset it if it were from an unsecure connection.

Brandon Shell
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j> Hi!
j>
j> I`m planning to use this script to reset local
j> administrator-passwords on remote computers:
j>
j> $erroractionpreference = "SilentlyContinue"
j>
j> $date = Get-Date
j>
j> foreach ( $strComputer in get-content C:\ps-scripts\logs\servers.txt)
j> {
j>
j> $ping = new-object System.Net.NetworkInformation.Ping
j>
j> $Reply = $null
j> $Reply = $ping .send( $strComputer )
j> if ( $Reply .status -like 'Success' )
j> {
j> $admin =[ adsi ]( "WinNT://" + $strComputer + "/administrator, user"
j> )
j>
j> $admin .psbase.invoke( "SetPassword" , "newpassword" )
j>
j> Add-Content -path C:\ps-scripts\logs\servers-reset.txt -Value
j> "Administrator-password on $strComputer reset $date"
j>
j> }
j>
j> }
j>
j> Are the ADSI-connection encrypted or do I need additional parameters
j> for this?
j>
j> I tried resetting a password on a remote machine using this script
j> while running Wireshark. I didn`t find anything in the capture-log
j> when searching for "newpassword"...
j>
j> --JER--
j>

Thank you!


"Brandon Shell [MVP]" <a_bshell.mask@xxxxxx> skrev i melding
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Some more info here to help you trace what is going on. I assume (under the
covers) you are using NetUserSetInfo.

A Quote from "Joe Kaplan" DS MVP

"When ADSI uses LDAP, it will use port 636. Kerberos will use port 441 (the
special Kerb password protocol port)
and NetUserSetInfo or NetUserChangePassword will use RPC, so expect some
port 135 for the location part and then some negotiation of high range ports
after that."

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