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Create Secure Password File

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By Chris Engle 1 min read

Method 1

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$MyCredentials=GET-CREDENTIAL -Credential "USERNAME" | EXPORT-CLIXML C:\Temp\SecureCredentials.xml
$MyCredentials=IMPORT-CLIXML C:\Temp\SecureCredentials.xml

Method 2

To create the file run the below

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$credential = Get-Credential
$credential.Password | ConvertFrom-SecureString | Set-Content c:scriptsencrypted_password1.txt

To use the file

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$usename = "myemail"
$encrypted = Get-Content c:scriptsencrypted_password.txt | ConvertTo-SecureString
$credential = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PsCredential($usename, $encrypted)
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