Functions/SecureString/Protect-String.ps1
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.SYNOPSIS Convert a string into a secure string. .DESCRIPTION Uses the Windows build-in data protection API (DPAPI) to convert the string to a secure string. Only the current user, on the current computer with the current profile can decrypt the secure string. .INPUTS System.String. The String to protect. .OUTPUTS System.Security.SecureString. The protected string. .EXAMPLE PS C:\> Protect-String -String 'MySecret' Protect the password a secure string. .EXAMPLE PS C:\> 'Text A', 'Text B' | Protect-String Protect both strings as a secure string. .LINK https://github.com/claudiospizzi/SecurityFever #> function Protect-String { [CmdletBinding()] [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute('PSAvoidUsingConvertToSecureStringWithPlainText', '', Scope='Function', Target='Protect-String')] [OutputType([System.Security.SecureString])] param ( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, Position = 0, ValueFromPipeline = $true)] [System.String[]] $String ) process { foreach ($currentString in $String) { $currentSecureString = ConvertTo-SecureString -String $currentString -AsPlainText -Force Write-Output $currentSecureString } } } |