{"id":6880,"date":"2023-04-28T04:23:27","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T04:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pariswells.com\/blog\/?p=6880"},"modified":"2023-04-28T04:24:57","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T04:24:57","slug":"how-to-save-secure-string-in-powershell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pariswells.com\/blog\/research\/how-to-save-secure-string-in-powershell","title":{"rendered":"How to save Secure String in Powershell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You need to do this for each user , only the user who saved the SecureString can call it<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code class=\"\">Write-Host \"Press Enter and Enter Secure Text and Enter Again\"\r\n$secure = read-host -asSecureString | convertfrom-securestring | out-file C:\\Scripts\\securePassword.txt\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code class=\"\">$credential = Get-Credential\r\n$credential.Password | ConvertFrom-SecureString | Set-Content 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