CHANGELOG.MD

Testimo Release History

0.0.90 - 2024.09.28

• improve DCSMBSharesPermissions for multilanguage support as per #190

0.0.89 - 2024.09.25

What's Changed

• added help to functions. by @neztach in #185
• Replaced TCIP typo with TCPIP by @SamErde in #186
• Fixed Importance value for NetBIOSOverTCPIP from 90 to 9. by @SamErde in #187
• Fixed Importance for Default SMB Shares Permissions by @SamErde in #188
• Fix a broken link to MS docs by @diecknet in #189
• Fixes around tags, areas, categories
• Added recycle bin to tombstone lifetime
• Removed dependency on PSWinDocumentation.DNS
• Bumped dependencies to the newest versions
• Improve HTML reporting
• Improve ForestTomstoneLifetime to check for 180 days in RecycleBin and not only for TombestoneLifetime
• Improve HTML reports by hiding specific columns in tables

New Contributors

• @neztach made their first contribution in #185
• @SamErde made their first contribution in #186
• @diecknet made their first contribution in #189

Full Changelog: https://github.com/EvotecIT/Testimo/compare/v0.0.88...v0.0.89

0.0.88 - 2024.01.23

• Added WindowsSecureTimeSeeding check in DCTimeSettings check

0.0.87 - 2024.01.15

• Fixes DomainComputersUnsupported,DomainComputersUnsupportedMainstream
• Add missing dependency PSSharedGoods

0.0.86 - 2023.12.12

• Improve DomainDomainControllers by adding checks for PasswordNotRequired/PasswordNeverExpires as those are critical for DCs
• Tables in Testimo now use ScrollX to make it easier to read on smnaller screen
• Fixes DCLDAP date comparison
• Improves DCDiskSpace to show more information
• Improve ForestOptionalFeatures by adding WindowsLAPS detection
• Rename DomainSecurityKRBGT to DomainSecurityKrbtgt as it should be
• Improve DomainSecurityKrbtgt to detect Azure AD Keberbos account and measure it/ignore
• Added ability to use IncludeTags,ExcludeTags to filter tests (only on Source level, not on tests level)

0.0.85 - 2023.03.08

• Improve DCSMBShares
• Improve DCSMBSharesPermissions

0.0.84 - 2022.11.22

• Improves error handling for DSC
• Fixes Get-Get-TestimoConfiguration
• Added SplitReports to Invoke-Testimo to allow splitting the reports into multiple files (1 per category) more easily
• Added icons in SplitReports tabs to make it easier to identify if there's a problem in given DC/Domain

0.0.83 - 2022.07.29

• Fixes issue with some tests returning an error You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression.

0.0.82 - 2022.07.20

• Small fix for DomainMachineQuota displaying unnessecary warnings and too many properties

0.0.81 - 2022.07.20

• Added new test ForestVulnerableSchemaClass

0.0.80 - 2022.07.07

• Fixes Results meet expected values, but test listed as failure in 0.0.79 #165

0.0.79 - 2022.06.30

• Fixes link to MSFT article on LDAP binding/signing in script is 404 #160
• Fixes DomainWellKnownFolders #162
• Improves DSC comparison

0.0.78 - 2022.04.02

• Fix PowerShell 2.0 detection #161 - tnx Sparticuz

0.0.77 - 2022.03.14

• Fixes Well Know Folders test fails on ambiguous name #159
• Added ability to use Compare-Testimo as a way to compare two DSC files (single object, can have nested properties)

0.0.76 - 2022.02.24

• Added new test DCWindowsFeaturesOptional to check for PowerShell 2.0 on DCs
• Updated test DomainSecurityUsersAcccountAdministrator
• Added ability to use Compare-Testimo as a way to compare two JSON files (single object, can have nested properties)

0.0.75 - 2022.01.25

• Fixes errors that could happen for some tests during HTML creation

0.0.74 - 2022.01.25

• Improved test ForestDuplicateSPN to check for duplicate SPNs in a forest
• Added test ForestRootKDS to check for a KDS Root Key
• Fixes a typo in DomainSecurityComputers #156
• Improved summary a bit (still requires work)
• Added support for external tests

0.0.73 - 2021.02.03

• Added a new test DomainMachineQuota to check for ms-DS-MachineAccountQuota
• Fixed Windows Server 2022 version flagged as failed #141
• Fixed Some tests report Fail but no reason why #143
• Fixed charts to show proper values (the ones from the table) #149
• Modified charts colors to more eye friendly (at least to me) #149
• Modified console output to show statuses the same as HTML version instead of Pass/Fail #145
• Modified console output to remove full stop from some statuses #147
• Added a new test ForestDuplicateSPN to check for duplicate SPNs in a forest
• Fixed Skipped section in diagram but everything is True in report #151
• Improved ForestReplication and ForestReplicationStatus
• Improved DomainOrganizationalUnitsEmpty

0.0..72 - 2021.07.20

• Fixes Group Policy SysvolDC checking for non-existent property - tnx jwmoss

0.0..71 - 2021.07.05

• Fixes spelling #131 - tnx ghBCollier
• Improves DomainDNSResolveExternal #133 - tnx rmbolger

0.0..70 - 2021.06.10

• Tests
  • 🐛 Fixed DomainGroupPolicyPermission - Unknown GPOs were detected incorrectly #129 tnx illumniN8i
  • 🐛 Fixed DomainDHCPAuthorized - properly detects single DHCP #128 tnx illumniN8i

0.0..69 - 2021.05.27

• General
  • Small fix for reports
• Tests
  • 📦 Added ForestDHCP

0.0..68 - 2021.04.21

• General
  • 🐛 Small detection of problems with gathering information about Forest
• Tests
  • 📦 Added DomainSecurityDelegatedObjects

0.0..67 - 2021.04.07

• Tests
• 💡 Improved DomainGroupPolicyAssessment

0.0..66 - 2021.04.07

• Tests
  • 📦 Added DomainSecurityComputers
  • 🔠 Renamed DomainGroupPolicyAssessment due to typo #124 / tnx JasonCook599
  • 🐛 Fixed DomainGroupPolicyAssessment empty and problematic GPOs detection condition #124 / tnx JasonCook599

0.0..65 - 2021.03.23

• Tests
  • Improvement DomainSecurityUsers
  • Improvement DomainSecurityKRBGT
• General
  • Improvement of HTML

0.0..64 - 2021.03.23

• Tests
  • Improvement DomainSecurityUsers
  • Improvement DomainSecurityKRBGT
• General
  • Improvement of HTML

0.0..63 - 2021.03.23

• Tests
  • Improvement ForestSubnets

0.0..62 - 2021.03.20

• Tests
  • Fixed DCDNSResolveExternal reported in #122
  • Improvement ForestTrusts
• General
  • Improvement of HTML

0.0..61 - 2021.03.17

• Tests
  • Improved ForestTrusts
  • Improved ForestRoles
• General
  • Improvement of HTML

0.0..60 - 2021.03.17

• Tests
  • Improved ForestSubnets
  • Improved ForestSites
  • Improved ForestOptionalFeatures
  • Improved ForestBackup
  • Improved ForestTombstoneLifetime
  • Improved DomainDomainControllers
  • Improved DomainLDAP
  • Improved DomainOrphanedSecurityPrincipals
• General
  • Added AlwaysShowSteps
  • Improved support for new PSWriteHTML

0.0..59 - 2021.03.01

• General
  • Misspelled word in report (Extream -> Extreme) #120 - tnx mojomojoman

0.0..58 - 2021.02.25

• Tests
  • Added ForestSubnets
  • Improved DomainDomainControllers
  • Improved DomainLDAP
  • Improved ForestBackup
  • Improved ForestOrphanedAdmins
  • Improved ForestConfigurationPartitionOwners
  • Improved DomainDuplicateObjects
  • Improved ForestSites
• General
  • Improved reporting
  • Improved reporting status (assesment)

0.0..57 - 2021.02.21

• Tests
  • Added DomainLDAP - takes over DCLDAP
  • Disabled DCLDAP by default. Still there just not used.
  • Improved ForestOrphanedAdmins
  • Improved ForestConfigurationPartitionOwners
  • Improved DomainDuplicateObjects
  • Improved DomainDomainControllers
• General
  • Renamed Parameter ReturnResults to PassThru (left as an alias)
  • Fixed loading configuration from JSON/File/HashTable - Configuration changed so much rebuild will be required
  • Fixed saving configuration to JSON/File/HashTable - Configuration changed so much rebuild will be required
  • Parameter for Invoke-Testimo ShowReport is deprecated and doesn't do anything
  • Parameter for Invoke-Testimo HideHTML was added and prevents auto-opening of HTML
  • Parameter for Invoke-Testimo HideSteps/HideSolution was added to hide solution/steps in case it's not needed
  • Added additional information about HTML report generating where the file was saved (useful if no FilePath was provided)
  • Parameter ReportPath was renamed to FilePath, ReportPath is still an alias - to get it the same as GPOZaurr
• Reporting
  • Solution/Steps added to Report when available for display
  • Reporting is still getting more and more changes

0.0..56 - 2021.02.07

• Tests
  • Improved ForestOrphanedAdmins
  • Added ForestConfigurationPartitionOwners
  • Improved DomainDuplicateObjects
  • Improved DomainDomainControllers
  • Improved DCTimeSynchronizationExternal
• Reporting
  • HTML report updated with new format, still not final
  • Added Importance/Category visibility in HTML -> if only those were updated in all tests 🤣
  • Added Description visibility in HTML -> if only those were updated in all tests 🤣
  • Added Resources visibility in HTML -> if only those were updated in all tests 🤣

0.0..55 - 2021.02.02

• Improvement to report (domain section)
• Improvement to DomainDuplicateObjects
• Improvement to OrphanedForeignSecurityPrincipals
• Removed ForestDuplicateObjects - duplicate of DomainDuplicateObjects

0.0..54 - 2021.01.29

• Fixes report to work with IE 11 (not great, not bad either)

0.0..53 - 2021.01.28

• Improved DomainDomainControllers

0.0..52 - 2021.01.27

• Improved DCUNCHardenedPaths to check for multiple values

0.0..51 - 2021.01.26

• Fix for Invoke-Testimo crashing on dead/non-responding/no-access DC #117

0.0..50 - 2021.01.25

• Fix for Invoke-Testimo returning more than one line of error which would stop Testimo #116

0.0..49 - 2021.01.25

• Fix for Invoke-Testimo not working correctly with some tests #116
• Improved some tests
• Reporting
  • HTML report improved a bit for Domain based checks

0.0..48 - 2021.01.21

• Fix for Invoke-Testimo not working when no tests are defined
• Tests
  • Added DomainDomainControllers - covers DC ACL owner, DC Manager, DC Password Last Set, DC Last Logon, Enabled

0.0..47 - 2021.01.19

• Improvements
  • Added warning & errors to HTML
  • Removed dependency on PSWinDocumentation.AD temporary (no tests for now)
• Tests
  • Removed DomainGroupPolicyPermissionUnknown
  • Removed GroupPolicyMissingPermissions
  • Added DomainGroupPolicyPermissions - covers unknown, adminitrative, authenticated users and system (both removed + some)
  • Removed DomainGroupPolicyEmptyUnlinked
  • Added DomainGroupPolicyAssesment - covers empty, unlinked, disabled, with problem, optimized, no apply permission
  • Added DomainNetLogonOwner
  • Improved ForestSiteLinksConnections #92
  • Improved ForestTombstoneLifetime - support for forest

0.0..46 - 2020.10.29

• Improvement to HTML
  • DataStore is now set to JavaStore which allows handling of more data within single HTML file
  • Should have less errors on tab switching
  • Known issue: with lots of tables/charts switching between tabs can take time, be patient
• Improvement to DomainSecurityKRBGT
• Improvement to DCWindowsUpdates
• Removed DomainKerberosAccountAge as it's identical to DomainSecurityKRBGT
• Removed DomainTrusts as it wasn't really working great
• Added ForestTrusts with improvements
• ForestObjectsWithConflict renamed to ForestDuplicateObjects
• ForestDuplicateObjects disabled by default (same thing as DomainDuplicateObjects just done forest wide)
• DomainDuplicateObjects enabled by default (same thing as forest just done per domain)
• DCTimeSettings updated with proper NTP recommendation #65 - tnx SolidKnight, SUBnet192, itpro-tips

0.0..45 - 2020.10.20

• Reversed on HTML change due to issues

0.0..44 - 2020.10.19

• HTML
  • HTML report should now be much faster to work with even with larger datasets
• Tests
  • DomainWellKnownFolders - removed duplicate code
  • Added some additional descriptions to tests, still long way to go
  • Small name fix for DomainGroupPolicySysvol
  • DomainGroupPolicyEmptyUnlinked - added new test
  • Silent GitHub version check
  • Fixes working with lowercase source names
  • Fixes issue Service Status fails on value "Auto" #106 due to change in PSSharedGoods

0.0..43 - 2020.06.17

• Tests
  • Small name update to OrganizationalUnitsEmpty and OrganizationalUnitsProtected fixing #103

0.0..42 - 2020.06.08

• Tests
  • Fix for DCNetSessionEnumeration not run against target #102
• Engine
  • Better Sources handling during typing

0.0..41 - 2020.06.06

• Engine
  • Renamed MustExists to ExpectedOutput for Parameters in Tests for unified experience
  • Added ExpectedResult for Parameters in Tests
    • This works in a way where if we use WhereObject filtering on Array you can check if output is given or not and fail/pass right away
    • This brings 3 ways to test ExpectedCount, ExpectedValue or ExpectedResult
    • ExpectedResult ignores all other settings in parameters except for WhereObject
• Tests
  • Added DomainGroupPolicyPermissionConsistency (requires GPOZaurr PowerShell module)
  • Added DomainGroupPolicyOwner (requires GPOZaurr PowerShell module)
    • Test for: GPO: Owner Consistent
    • Test for: GPO: Owner Administrative
  • Added DomainGroupPolicyPermissionUnknown (requires GPOZaurr PowerShell module)
  • Added DomainGroupPolicySysvol (requires GPOZaurr PowerShell module)
  • Renamed DCGroupPolicySYSVOL to DCGroupPolicySYSVOLDC to prevent conflict with per Domain checks
  • Replaced DomainGroupPolicyADM with GPOZaurr command

0.0..40 - 2020.05.09

• Engine
  • ExpectedOutput is now required for Source
• Tests
  • ExpectedOutput (true/false/null) added for all tests
  • Fix regression ForestReplicationStatus if multiple DC
  • Fix regression ForestReplication if multiple DC
  • Added DomainDuplicateObjects test - finds CNF objects

0.0..39 - 2020.04.11

• Engine
  • Add requirements (IsInternalForest = $true) for tests that do not support external forest (such as repadmin)
  • Fixed ExpectedCount not working correctly for some values (no sure why it worked at all)
• Reporting
  • Improved output to not include empty tabs
• Tests
  • Improved ForestReplicationStatus if only 1 DC, disabled if asking for external forest
  • Improved ForestReplication if only 1 DC
  • Renamed DomainEmptyOrganizationalUnits to DomainOrganizationalUnitsEmpty
  • Added DomainOrganizationalUnitsProtected
  • Improved DCServices for non-existing spooler service
  • Changed DomainPasswordComplexity Lockout Treshold changed to 5+
  • Renamed DCNetSessionEnumaration to DCNetSessionEnumeration - tnx subnet192 #99
  • Added DCDNSForwarders - DNS: More than one forwarding server should be configured
  • Added DomainExchangeUsers - Exchange Users: Missing MailNickName monitors for issue described on blog
  • Improved DNSScavengingForPrimaryDNSServer
• Other
  • Fix typos - tnx subnet192 #99

0.0..38 - 2020.03.14

• Added GroupPolicy and ActiveDirectory to RequiredModules and ExternalModuleDependencies preventing error reported in #91

0.0..37 - 2020.03.13

• Engine
  • Update to DomainSecurityUsers to exclude DomainGuests
  • Fix for ExpectedOutput $false
• Tests
  • Fix for DomainSecurityUsers - tnx itpro-tips #89
  • Added DomainSecurityKRBGT
  • Improved DCNetworkSettings - DNS: DNS servers on Ethernet should include the loopback address, but not as the first entry - #90 - tnx itpro-tips
  • Improved DCNetworkSettings - DNS: Ethernet should have static IPv4 settings (disabled by default) - #90 - tnx itpro-tips
  • Improved DCLanManServer - ADV200005 | Microsoft Guidance for Disabling SMBv3 Compression - Disabled by default, as patch is available

0.0..36 - 2020.03.04

• Engine
  • Fix for broken tests

0.0..35 - 2020.03.04

• Engine
  • Added MustExists (True/False) for Parameters
  • Fixes for In/NotIn
  • Fixes for Inclusion/Exclusion DC/Domain
  • Fixes for ExpectedCount 0 not working
• Tests
  • DCServices Improvement with XBOX Service
  • Added DCSMBSharesPermissions
  • Added DomainSecurityUsers
  • Added DCUNCHardenedPaths - read potential issues of implementing UNC Hardened Paths. If you enable and things go south GPOs won't work.

0.0..34 - 2020.01.29

• Tests
  • Modify repadmin (ForestReplicationStatus) for non-english OS #86 - tnx Fiyorden

0.0..33 - 2020.01.28

• Tests
  • Fixing legacy ADM files check - #84 - tnx PMORMR

0.0..32 - 2020.01.27

• Tests
  • Fix for DCGroupPolicySYSVOL - #83 - tnx PMORMR

0.0..31 - 2020.01.23

• Engine
  • Fix for loading configuration

0.0..30 - 2020.01.19

• Engine
  • Fix for version checks

0.0..29 - 2020.01.19

• Engine
  • Added IncludeDomain, IncludeDomainControllers (when used skips Exclusions)
    • This requires heavy improvements - soon enough
  • Fixes issue when first running single source and then running all tests (it would use the "old source" instead of using defaults)
• Tests
  • Fix for Windows Roles and Feature for other language (non-english) #79 - tnx Fiyorden
  • Added LDAPInsecureBindings

0.0..28 - 2019.12.29

• Engine
  • Fix for not running tests for DC if no Forest/Domain tests are present
  • Added -SkipRODC parameter to skip DCs that are RODC

0.0..27 - 2019.12.26

• Engine
  • Better support for Portable Testimo

0.0..26 - 2019.12.26

• Engine
  • Improvments to some error handling
  • Added Version/Date Published (#72)
  • Do not run Tests for Domain/DomainControllers if not enabled
• Updated modules
  • ADEssentials to 0.0.27 (Get-WinADDFSHealth fixed)
  • Other dependencies also updated
• Tests
  • Fix for DNSForwarders
  • Added DomainComputersUnsupported (older than 2008)
  • Added DomainComputersUnsupportedMainstream (2008 computers with support from Microsoft)

0.0..25 - 2019.11.18

• Engine
  • Small configuration saving fixes
  • Added version
• Tests
  • ForestObjectsWithConflict - Added
  • DCRDPSecurity - Added
    • Minimum Encryption Level
  • DCServiceWINRM - Added
    • DisableRunAS
  • DCSMBProtocols - added BPA findings - Added
    • AutoDisconnectTimeout
    • CachedOpenLimit
    • DurableHandleV2TimeoutInSeconds
    • EnableSMB1Protocol
    • EnableSMB2Protocol
    • MaxThreadsPerQueue
    • Smb2CreditsMin
    • Smb2CreditsMax
    • RequireSecuritySignature
  • DCNetSessionEnumeration (Net Cease) - Added
    • Hardening Net Session Enumeration
  • DCLanManServer - Added
    • Microsoft network server: Digitally sign communications (if client agrees)
    • Microsoft network server: Digitally sign communications (always)
    • Users are not forcibly disconnected when logon hours expire.

0.0..23 - 2019.10.08

• Tests
  • DCDiagnostics - Added
    • Basically wrapper over DcDiag
      • Checks Connectivity
      • Checks Advertising
      • Checks CheckSecurityError
      • Checks CutoffServers
      • Checks FrsEvent
      • Checks DFSREvent
      • Checks SysVolCheck
      • Checks FrsSysVol
      • Checks KccEvent
      • Checks KnowsOfRoleHolders
      • Checks MachineAccount
      • Checks NCSecDesc
      • Checks NetLogons
      • Checks ObjectsReplicated
      • Checks Replications
      • Checks RidManager
      • Checks Services
      • Checks SystemLog
      • Checks Topology
      • Checks VerifyEnterpriseReferences
      • Checks VerifyReferences
      • Checks VerifyReplicas
      • Checks DNS
      • Checks ForestDnsZonesCheckSDRefDom
      • Checks ForestDnsZonesCrossRefValidation
      • Checks DomainDnsZonesCheckSDRefDom
      • Checks DomainDnsZonesCrossRefValidation
      • Checks SchemaCheckSDRefDom
      • Checks SchemaCrossRefValidation
      • Checks ConfigurationCheckSDRefDom
      • Checks ConfigurationCrossRefValidation
      • Checks NetbiosCheckSDRefDom
      • Checks NetbiosCrossRefValidation
      • Checks DNSDomain
      • Checks LocatorCheck
      • Checks FsmoCheck
      • Checks Intersite
  • DCEventLog - Added
    • Check for Application Log - LogMode/LogFull
    • Check for System Log - LogMode/LogFull
    • Check for PowerShell Log - LogMode/LogFull
    • Check for Security Log - Size/SizeMax/LogMode/LogFull
    • Check for Security Log - Default Security Permissions
  • DCTimeSynchronizationExternal
    • Supports parameters #41 - tnx James Rudd
  • DCDFS - Added
    • DFS should be Healthy
    • Central Repository for GPO for Domain should be available
    • Central Repository for GPO for DC should be available
    • GPO Count should match folder count
    • MemberReference should return TRUE
    • DFSErrors should be 0
    • DFSLocalSetting should be TRUE
    • DomainSystemVolume should be TRUE
    • SYSVOLSubscription should be TRUE
    • DFSR AutoRecovery should be enabled (not stopped)
  • DCDFSRAutoRecovery - DELETED
    • Moved to DCDFS
  • DomainDHCPAuthorized - Added but DISABLED
    • Check added, by default disabled.
  • DCTimeSettings
    • Fix for Incorrect NTP Interval #42 - tnx Jakob West
    • Added test for checking NTP Incorrect Interval #42 - tnx Jakob West
    • Should properly read settings via Policy (GPO) - change in PSSharedGoods #41 - tnx James Rudd
  • DomainGroupPolicyADM - Added
    • Added check for legacy ADM files
  • DCGroupPolicySYSVOL - Added
    • Added check if all GPO's have their folder on SYSVOL
  • DCLanManagerSettings - Added
    • Added checks for Lan Manager Settings
  • DCTimeSynchronizationInternal
    • Added check for LastBootUpTime be less than X (60) days
• Engine
  • Added checks for potential NULL after Where-Object (fails tests now, while before it would ignore it)
  • Added parameters for SourceParameters for use within Sources #41 - tnx James Rudd
  • Changed export / import configuration to support SourceParameters/ExpectedOutput. #41 - tnx James Rudd
  • Support for Requirements/CommandAvailable

0.0..22 - 2019.09.10

• Tests
  • DCPorts - typo fix OPEN vs CLOSED

0.0..21 - 2019.09.10

• Tests
  • DCPorts - Checking for port 139 - Require PORT CLOSED (#29 - tnx SP3269)
  • DCNetworkSettings - Netbios TCPIP settings on network card - Require DISABLED (#29 - tnx SP3269)
  • DCWindowsFirewall - was renamed to DCNetworkSettings
  • DomainEmptyOrganizationalUnits - fix for lacking Contacts (#32 - tnx JasonCook599)
  • DNSScavengingForPrimaryDNSServer - fix LT should be GT (#33 - tnx JasonCook599)
  • DomainDNSZonesForest0ADEL - Added new test
  • DomainDNSZonesDomain0ADEL - Added new test
• Engine
  • Support for match/notmatch/notcontains

0.0..20 - 2019.09.09

• Fix for configuration loading from JSON file (#30 - tnx Alex)

0.0..19 - 2019.09.08

• First public release - More information in blog post!