Further reading

If you want to explore some of the topics that were mentioned in this chapter, take a look at these resources.

Authentication:

• RFC 2617 – HTTP authentication (basic and digest authentication): https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2617
• Credential Security Support Provider (CredSSP) protocol:
  • https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/windows_protocols/ms-cssp/85f57821-40bb-46aa-bfcb-ba9590b8fc30
  • https://ldapwiki.com/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=CredSSP
• Public key authentication:
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public-key_cryptography
  • https://www.ssh.com/ssh/public-key-authentication

CIM:

• CIM cmdlets: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/powershell/introduction-to-cim-cmdlets/
• CIM standard by DMTF: https://www.dmtf.org/standards/cim

DCOM:

• DCOM remote protocol: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/windows_protocols/ms-dcom/4a893f3d-bd29-48cd-9f43-d9777a4415b0

OMI:

• Open Management Infrastructure (OMI): https://cloudblogs...