Maintenance Scripts
AllSecurityProtocols.ps1
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@GitHub Copilot - This PowerShell script sets the security protocols for a web request and then sends a request to the BBC website to retrieve its status code. The first line of the script creates a variable called $AllProtocols and sets it to the value of [System.Net.SecurityProtocolType]'Ssl3,Tls,Tls11,Tls12'. This line specifies the security protocols that will be used for the web request. The protocols specified are SSL 3.0, TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and TLS 1.2.
The second line of the script sets the security protocol for the System.Net.ServicePointManager to the value of $AllProtocols. This line ensures that the web request will use the security protocols specified in the $AllProtocols variable.
The third line of the script sends a web request to the BBC website using the Invoke-WebRequest cmdlet. The -Uri parameter specifies the URL of the website to request. The StatusCode property of the web request is then retrieved and output to the console.
Overall, this script sets the security protocols for a web request and then sends a request to the BBC website to retrieve its status code. It is a simple example of how to use PowerShell to interact with web resources.
Possible ways to improve the code with respect to readability and performance include adding comments to explain the purpose of each line of code, using more descriptive variable names, and using a try-catch block to handle any errors that may occur during the web request. Additionally, the script could be optimized for performance by using asynchronous web requests or by caching the results of the web request to avoid unnecessary network traffic.
Script
$AllProtocols = [System.Net.SecurityProtocolType]'Ssl3,Tls,Tls11,Tls12'
[System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = $AllProtocols
(Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://www.bbc.co.uk/").StatusCode
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