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Jake Hildreth

@dotdot.horse

- [REDACTED]’s husband - Bear's dad - Recovering sysadmin - Microsoft MVP (PowerShell/Identity) - Forever student - Open-Source Toolmaker - Whisk(e)y fan - College football fan (Go Blue!) - Stuff: https://dotdot.horse

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Me too!

07.03.2026 12:18 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

On Mon June 1*, come to @psconf.eu to see @andrewpla.tech discuss PowerShell security features you probably aren't using while I nod along.

Then on Tues June 2*, see him and @steviecoaster.dev talk about using PowerShell Universal to make PowerShell easier for non-admins!

*dates subject to change

06.03.2026 21:33 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Release v2.5.0 · ShaunLawrie/PwshSpectreConsole What's Changed 🐛 Fixes: #63 Fixes a bug in table rendering of long links. #88 Fix Get-SpectreImage failing to work on PSDrives. #103 Fix Wait-SpectreJobs so it doesn't mark jobs as 100% complete b...

It's been a busy last 12 months or so. I finally found a bit of time to polish some of this and publish to main. Next step... migrating it to a C# binary module so assembly conflicts can be resolved.

Cheers @trackd.x64.se , @arpan3t.bsky.social and @gilbertsanchez.com.

github.com/ShaunLawrie/...

02.03.2026 05:07 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1

I used the same local admin password on all machines, and that password was the same as the RID-500 account. I still use it in labs sometimes because muscle memory.

23.02.2026 16:01 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

“Yeah bro LLMs are great at figuring out how to use your CLI tool you just gotta write good --help output”

SO ARE HUMANS. THIS IS KNOWLEDGE FROM THE 60S. I AM GOING INSANE.

19.02.2026 20:00 👍 38 🔁 6 💬 4 📌 1

this rules!

18.02.2026 23:57 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

treats not threats

09.02.2026 12:49 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I do the same every time I see this bullshit. 💜

08.02.2026 18:35 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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a man with a mustache and a caption that says i learned it by watching you ALT: a man with a mustache and a caption that says i learned it by watching you
31.01.2026 23:49 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A Tiny Privilege Escalation by Abusing Dangling Templates Hello, friends!

BUT! The underlying behavior IS still interesting. "Dangling templates" happen when you delete a cert template without disabling it first, and they can lead to unexpected template enablement.

New blog explains the whole thing: jakehildreth.github.io/blog/2026/01...

31.01.2026 12:34 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

Y'all, I submitted something to MSRC thinking I found a new ESC. I was SO hyped. 🤩

Reader, I had not found a new ESC.

Turns out I conflated some PKI role definitions and misunderstood security boundaries. I'm supposedly an "expert" in this stuff. 🤦

31.01.2026 12:34 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
DFL Party Statement on Trump and Bondi's Attempt to Extort Our State Voter Rolls

"Donald Trump and Pam Bondi are demanding access to Minnesotans’ voter rolls in exchange for relieving us from the federal siege we are under," said DFL Party Chair Richard Carlbom.

"Let us be direct: Fuck off."

DFL Party Statement on Trump and Bondi's Attempt to Extort Our State Voter Rolls "Donald Trump and Pam Bondi are demanding access to Minnesotans’ voter rolls in exchange for relieving us from the federal siege we are under," said DFL Party Chair Richard Carlbom. "Let us be direct: Fuck off."

26.01.2026 00:52 👍 3025 🔁 768 💬 44 📌 98

A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.

25.01.2026 12:28 👍 47527 🔁 14311 💬 521 📌 600
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I channeled my anger, frustration, and sadness about the state murders of #reneegood and #alexpretti this weekend and started working on Project Witness. There are so many videos recorded by protestors, legal observers, released bodycam footage. But it's difficult to get them all together.

26.01.2026 08:17 👍 7 🔁 6 💬 4 📌 1

It's so beautiful. 🤩

24.01.2026 22:42 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Introducing: Stepper.

Stepper is a lightweight PowerShell utility module for easily creating resumable scripts. If you ever have long running, multi-step PoSh scripts that need too much care and feeding to complete successfully, this module is for you.

jakehildreth.github.io/blog/2025/12...

30.12.2025 14:45 👍 12 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 2

Go Blue!

29.11.2025 17:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Dude. The quickness with which you rose to the occasion is amazing.

01.11.2025 20:42 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I started using y'all instead of "you guys" maybe 8 or 10 years ago specifically to avoid gendered language and ended up falling in love with it. Much easier to say!

20.10.2025 11:10 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It's not that tough being a film cricket.

19.10.2025 01:56 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

i will hug and kiss some poisonous snakes

18.10.2025 00:20 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Had a great time in Chicago this weekend for Blue Team Con.

I spent a fair bit of time walking around downtown both day and night. I used only public transportation. Never once felt unsafe or even uncomfortable. Great city regardless of what some say.

08.09.2025 16:15 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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GitHub - FriedrichWeinmann/EntraAuth.Graph: Graph API tools based on EntraAuth Graph API tools based on EntraAuth. Contribute to FriedrichWeinmann/EntraAuth.Graph development by creating an account on GitHub.

Hi #powershell folks,
Just shipped the next version of my EntraAuth.Graph module, a #graph specific extension of my EntraAuth authentication client, adding batch requests in a convenient format:
github.com/FriedrichWei...
Now with improved matching of input to result.

11.09.2025 17:24 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

Listen up people, @pancakescon.com is on right now!! Head to pancakescon.com/2025-confere... to join the fun.

#potato #infosec #conference #pancakes

21.09.2025 15:16 👍 3 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0

I'm hoping to start mine today. 😬

17.09.2025 09:15 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

OH "I believe that modern times demand modern security, that’s why I use hunter3"

04.09.2025 19:08 👍 85 🔁 10 💬 2 📌 0

Our 2025 Schedule is now live! pancakescon.com/2025-confere...

Congratulations to: jodiem.bsky.social @dotdot.horse neurovagrant.bsky.social @t-dye.bsky.social
@wildpark.bsky.social @tindrasgrove.com @vamagabyte
@winterknight.net @redteamwrangler.bsky.social
@hecksec.com

31.08.2025 03:15 👍 14 🔁 11 💬 0 📌 2
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Release v1.1.0 · steviecoaster/PowerShellUniversal.Apps.AutomatedLab What's New ISOs: Available Operating Systems are now grouped by OS Family, i.e. Windows 10, Windows Server 2025, etc Removing an ISO now properly deletes the ISO from the LabSources folder You can...

Merry Christmas! AutomatedLab UI v1.1.0 is now available! Full release notes at github.com/steviecoaste...

Have fun building ephemeral Hyper-V labs in #PowerShell... via a web browser!

29.08.2025 01:08 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

I reported it to Apple in May, and they told me it was operating as expected. 🤷 They later told me that if customers need that functionality, they need to pay Apple at least $80 for the privilege.

21.08.2025 13:52 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
macOS Screen Sharing.app Considered Harmful Babby’s First macOS Security Report Despite being my daily driver at both work and home, I’ve never dug too much into macOS security. I very occasionally read stuff from Patrick Wardle, but he’s the o...

In late April, I noticed some unexpected behavior with macOS' Screenthat may result in compromised privacy and/or data loss by allowing an attacker to take control of a remotely controlled Mac without authentication.

So, I wrote about it:
jakehildreth.github.io/blog/2025/08...

21.08.2025 13:52 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0