Utility.PS

1.0.1

ConvertFrom-SecureStringAsPlainText.ps1

                                <#

.SYNOPSIS

    Convert/Decrypt SecureString to Plain Text String.

.DESCRIPTION

.EXAMPLE

    PS C:\>ConvertFrom-SecureStringAsPlainText (ConvertTo-SecureString 'SuperSecretString' -AsPlainText -Force) -Force

    Convert plain text to SecureString and then convert it back.

.INPUTS

    System.Security.SecureString

#>

function ConvertFrom-SecureStringAsPlainText {

    [CmdletBinding()]

    [OutputType([string])]

    param (

        # Secure String Value

        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, Position=0, ValueFromPipeline=$true)]

        [securestring] $SecureString,

        # Confirms that you understand the implications of using the AsPlainText parameter and still want to use it.

        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]

        [switch] $Force

    )

    try {

        [IntPtr] $BSTR = [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStringToBSTR($SecureString)

        Write-Output ([System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringBSTR($BSTR))

    }

    finally {

        [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::ZeroFreeBSTR($BSTR)

    }

}

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