Ahmed Musaad

I am a senior security engineer, a programmer, and a hobbyist system administrator. I enjoy learning new things, solving challenging problems and writing about things I find interesting.

102 posts

Post Nicely Formatted Messages On Slack

Ahmed Musaad

Slack's message editor is rather primitive when it comes to message formatting, but there is a way to post nicely formatted messages on Slack, let me tell you a bit about it.

3 min read Feb 26, 2022

IAM public

Top 5 Challenges Of IAM Projects

Ahmed Musaad

A brief look into some of the biggest challenges facing IAM projects and how to handle them efficiently.

3 min read Feb 25, 2022

Personal public

Trying FreeStyle Libre

Ahmed Musaad

I have had some issues managing my blood sugar levels and have always wanted to try one of these continuous…

4 min read Feb 16, 2022

Books public

Reading List 2022

Ahmed Musaad

This year, I am trying something different with my reading list. Instead of adding the books I want to read,…

1 min read Feb 16, 2022

Okta public

I wish Okta would let you upload a CSV file and use it to create many groups. Until such a feature is available, here is a short post explaining how to automate the process of creating dozens of Okta groups using Python.

2 min read Jan 18, 2022

SailPoint public

Integrate Knowbe4 & SailPoint

Ahmed Musaad

SailPoint offers a complex web service connector that can be used to integrate systems for which there are no pre-made connectors. In this post, I walk you through the integration process for Knowbe4, so you can use all of SailPoint's useful features on it.

7 min read Dec 21, 2021

SailPoint public

Moving Configurations Between SailPoint Tenants

Ahmed Musaad

SailPoint recently introduced new API endpoints to help administrators migrate configurations between different tenants. In this blog post, I walk you through the process of such migration and hopefully help you save a couple of minutes of your busy day.

3 min read Dec 20, 2021

Okta public

Okta Managed Certificates For Custom Domains

Ahmed Musaad

Okta's new managed-certificates feature is a lifesaver for all the Okta administrators out there. Once you configure it, you will never have to worry about renewing your custom domain certificates again.

3 min read Dec 15, 2021

Tools public

Google Workspace Security Investigation Tool

Ahmed Musaad

If you are a security person who works with Google Workspace, this tool is indispensable. It allows you to review logs for many of the Google services and to remedy security or privacy concerns.

2 min read Dec 15, 2021

Personal public

Week 47: So Many Activities

Ahmed Musaad

I don't usually write about my daily life on this blog, but week 47 was full of lovely activities and joy that I think it warrants its own blog post. Team days, dinner with friends, and bowling were some of the things I got to do during this week.

2 min read Dec 3, 2021

Slack public

Slack Watchman

Ahmed Musaad

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