Security/Convert-SecureStringToString.ps1
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# Copyright 2012 Aaron Jensen # # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. # You may obtain a copy of the License at # # http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 # # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and # limitations under the License. function Convert-SecureStringToString { <# .SYNOPSIS Converts a secure string into a plain text string. .DESCRIPTION Sometimes you just need to convert a secure string into a plain text string. This function does it for you. Yay! Once you do, however, the cat is out of the bag and your password will be *all over memory* and, perhaps, the file system. .OUTPUTS System.String. .EXAMPLE Convert-SecureStringToString -SecureString $mySuperSecretPasswordIAmAboutToExposeToEveryone Returns the plain text/decrypted value of the secure string. #> param( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [Security.SecureString] # The secure string to convert. $SecureString ) $stringPtr = [Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStringToBSTR($SecureString) return [Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringAuto($stringPtr) } |