New-ManagedCredential.README.md

New-ManagedCredential

Secure encryption of credentials as SecureString.

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Description

Secure encryption of credentials as SecureString, which can be saved as an xml-file or variable.

If user "A" encrypt the credentials on computer "A", user "B" cannot decrypt the credentials on computer "A" and also user "A" cannot decrypt the credentials on Computer "B".

To enter the credentials, the following window appears:

Syntax

Function

New-ManagedCredential [[-OutFile] <String>] [[-Credentials] <PSCredential>] [<CommonParameters>]

Script

.\New-ManagedCredential.ps1 [[-OutFile] <String>] [[-Credentials] <PSCredential>] [<CommonParameters>]

Example

Function

PS> $EncryptedCredential = New-ManagedCredential

PS> $EncryptedCredential

UsernameAsSecureString : c04fc297eb01000000edade3a984d5ca...
PasswordAsSecureString : 984d5ca4aa6c39de63b9627730000c22...

Script

PS> .\New-ManagedCredential.ps1 -OutFile E:\Temp\EncryptedCredentials.xml

Encrypted xml-file