Chapter 12. Overall Script Workflow, Termination Files, and Merging Data Results

As you are preparing to create the Windows server scanning script, there are multiple components that you will want to create prior to executing the script itself. For example, if you are intending on using encrypted strings, you will need to develop a script to create the randomized password, salt, and init. You will also need another script to perform the encryption of the strings. Due to the multiple scripts that you may need to create, this chapter outlines a recommended script workflow to ensure you have all the components you need to run the scanning script in your environment.

After exploring the workflow, you will proceed to develop a script to create randomized strings. These randomized strings are direct inputs into the encryption script, and are stored in the answer file. You will also learn about how to develop an encryption script to encrypt multiple strings on a loop.

When you are done encrypting...