Set-EncryptedCredentialToFile.ps1
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function Set-EncryptedCredentialToFile { <# .SYNOPSIS Stores the content of a PSCredential object to a text file as encrypted string. 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 .EXAMPLE Set-EncryptedCredentialToFile -Credential $cred -OutputFile C:\Temp\encrypted.txt This command encrypts a PSCredential object already stored in the Powershell session ($cred) and save it to C:\Temp\encrypted.txt .EXAMPLE Set-EncryptedCredentialToFile -Credential -OutputFile C:\Temp\encrypted.txt This command prompts the user to enter some credential and save the values to C:\Temp\encrypted.txt #> [Cmdletbinding()] param( [parameter(Mandatory, Position = 1)] ## PSCredential object to encrypt [PSCredential]$Credential, [parameter(Mandatory, Position = 2)] ## Full patn (with file name) where to store the encrypted credentials [string]$OutputFile ) # create an object using the PSCredential username and password $output = New-Object Object Add-Member -InputObject $output -MemberType NoteProperty -Name Username -Value $Credential.UserName Add-Member -InputObject $output -MemberType NoteProperty -Name Password -Value (ConvertFrom-SecureString -SecureString $Credential.Password) # store the new object as an xml file $output | Export-Clixml -LiteralPath $OutputFile Write-Verbose -Message "Credential succesfully encrypted and stored to $OutputFile" } |