Public/New-UniquePassword.ps1
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Function New-UniquePassword { <# .SYNOPSIS Generate and display a randomly generated password. .PARAMETER Length The length of the generated password .PARAMETER IncludeSymbols Include symbols in the randomly generated password .EXAMPLE New-UniquePassword -Length 10 .EXAMPLE New-UniquePassword -Length 15 -IncludeSymbols .EXAMPLE [pscredential]::New($Username,(New-UniquePassword -Length 10 -IncludeSymbols | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force)) #> Param( [Parameter(Mandatory, Position = 0)] [int] $Length, [Parameter(Position = 1)] [switch]$IncludeSymbols ) Begin {} Process { Switch ($IncludeSymbols) { $false { $Password = ( -join (48..57 + 65..90 + 97..122 | ForEach-Object {[char]$_} | Get-Random -Count $length) ) } $true { Add-Type -AssemblyName "System.Web" -ErrorAction Stop $Password = [System.Web.Security.Membership]::GeneratePassword($Length, $Length / 4) } } return $Password } End {} } |