HelperFunctions

2.2.2

Public/Export-PSCredential.ps1

function global:Export-PSCredential
{
        <#
            .EXTERNALHELP HelperFunctions.psm1-Help.xml
        #>
    
    [CmdletBinding(ConfirmImpact = 'Medium',
                PositionalBinding = $true,
                SupportsShouldProcess = $true)]
    [OutputType([System.IO.FileInfo])]
    param
    (
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, Position = 0,
                 HelpMessage = "Specify the filesystem path where the output file should be saved to.")]
        [string]$OutputFile,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, Position = 1,
                 HelpMessage = "Specify the PSCredential object.")]
        [pscredential]$Credential
    )
    
    begin
    {
        $objCredential = $Credential | Select-Object *
    }
    process
    {
        if ($pscmdlet.ShouldProcess($Credential, "Create CliXML file with encrypted credentials."))
        {
            $objCredential.Password = $objCredential.Password | ConvertFrom-SecureString
        }
    }
    end
    {
        $objCredential | Export-Clixml $OutputFile -Confirm:$false
    }
}