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0.4.0-beta

Unprotect-SecureString.ps1

                                function Unprotect-SecureString {

    <#

    .SYNOPSIS

    Converts a SecureString object to its original, unencrypted value. 

    .PARAMETER SecureString

    The SecureString object to unencrypt

    .EXAMPLE

    Unprotect-SecureString -SecureString $encryptedString

    #>

    [CmdletBinding()]

    param(

        [parameter(Mandatory, ValueFromPipeline, Position = 0)]

        [SecureString]$SecureString

    )

    [Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringAuto([Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStringToBSTR($SecureString))

}