Get-EncryptedCredentialFromFile.ps1
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function Get-EncryptedCredentialFromFile { <# .SYNOPSIS Converts the content of a file encrypted with Set-EncryptedCredentialToFile into a new PSCredential object .DESCRIPTION The string can be decrypted and used only from the machine that originally encrypted it. The file is saved in xml format for easier manipulation .PARAMETER InputFile File that contains the encrypted PSCredential string exported with Set-EncryptionCredentialToFile .EXAMPLE Get-EncryptedCredentialFromFile -InputFile C:\Temp\encrypted.txt This command loads the content of C:\Temp\encrypted.txt, and returns a new PSCredential object containing the credential originally encrypted with Set-EncryptedCredentialToFile .EXAMPLE Get-EncryptedCredentialsToFile This command prompts the user to enter the path to the file containing the encrypted credentials #> [Cmdletbinding()] param( [parameter(Mandatory, Position = 1)] ## file that contains the encrypted PSCredential string exported with Set-EncryptionCredentialToFile [ValidateScript( { Test-Path -Path $_ })] [string]$InputFile ) # import the xml content $cred = Import-Clixml -LiteralPath $InputFile # get the username and password values from the file $username = $cred.Username $password = ConvertTo-SecureString $cred.Password # create a PSCredential object with the username and password stored in $InputFile $output = New-Object -TypeName System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -ArgumentList $username, $password Write-Verbose "Succesfully recreated the PSCredential object" # return the PSCredential object $output } |