Ahmed Musaad

Slack Watchman

Slack Watchman is a simple and effective tool that will help you detect personal or sensitive information that's shared on your workspace.

2 min read Nov 6, 2021

SailPoint public

SailPoint IdentityNow Essentials Training

Ahmed Musaad

I spent the past four days taking the IdentityNow Essentials class offered by SailPoint to those who want to acquire theoretical and practical experience on their cloud platform. This post offers some practical information along with a concise review of the training.

3 min read Oct 7, 2021

TIPs public

My Favourite Mobile Apps

Ahmed Musaad

I use my mobile phone quite a lot, in fact, my usage borders on the unhealthy type of attachment to such devices. In my defence, a lot of my life is made much easier through the use of applications I have on my iPhone. In this post, I list a couple of those that are among my favourite ones.

3 min read Sep 11, 2021

Stockholm public

Exploring Stockholm: Vasa and Army Museums

Ahmed Musaad

Stockholm has fifty-three (53) museums covering a wide rang of interests including art, history, war, natural science, photography, and many more. If you are a fan of museums, Stockholm might be a great city for you to spend a week or two and explore all the museums, some of which are free.

3 min read Sep 7, 2021

IAM public

Mistakes To Avoid When Working With SailPoint's "IDN Admins" Source

Ahmed Musaad

I have been diving into SailPoint's world recently and as anyone who's just taking their first steps, I made a couple of mistakes. In this post, I try to outline what I did wrong and how you can avoid falling into the same pitfalls when adding new break glass administrators.

3 min read Jul 23, 2021

Personal public

My First Gaming PC, Ever!

Ahmed Musaad

I have always avoided building my PC for a multitude of reasons, but after careful consideration, I did it. I am super excited about this PC and can't wait to make the best out of it.

1 min read Jul 15, 2021

Short public

Add security.txt To Your Websites

Ahmed Musaad

Security.txt is an internet draft aiming to offer a common way of sharing contact information that can be used by security researchers to report security issues or vulnerabilities.

2 min read Jul 11, 2021

Stockholm public

Exploring Stockholm: Vaxholm

Ahmed Musaad

I moved to Stockholm almost 15 months ago looking for a more active life and better social circle. Little did I know that I will be working from home for more than a year. Now that I am fully vaccinated, I can finally start exploring this wonderful city.

3 min read Jul 11, 2021

HOWTOs public

Self-Host PixelFed

Ahmed Musaad

PixelFed is a free and ethical photo sharing platform. It has awesome features and can be a great option for those looking for a self-hosted photo sharing platform. This post outlines the installation and configuration process, so you could have your instance.

6 min read Jul 9, 2021

Okta public

Configure Secure Custom Domains on Okta

Ahmed Musaad

By default, Okta tenants use a subdomain under an Okta-owned domain name, which might not the best URL for multiple reasons. In this blog post, I go through the process of configuring a custom subdomain for your tenant and how to acquire a TLS certificate to secure said domain.

4 min read Jul 6, 2021

TIL public

Attack Surface Analyzer

Ahmed Musaad

Microsoft's Attack Surface Analyzer runs pretty smoothly and is super easy to use. It can be a true asset for people trying to understand the inner workings of applications or tools before introducing them into production environments. Definitely worth a try.

2 min read Jun 25, 2021

Personal public

It's Midsummer Time

Ahmed Musaad

Swedish Midsummer is an interesting holiday, it can be a bit confusing for immigrants at first, but it grows on you. The holiday offers a chill way to celebrate the start of summer, vacations and moderately good weather.

1 min read Jun 25, 2021