PowerShell: Create and View Credential Objects

New-CredentialObject.ps1

# create secure string from plain-text string
$secureString = ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force -String $password
Write-Host "Secure string:",$secureString

# convert secure string to encrypted string (for safe-ish storage to config/file/etc.)
$encryptedString = ConvertFrom-SecureString -SecureString $secureString
Write-Host "Encrypted string:",$encryptedString

# convert encrypted string back to secure string
$secureString = ConvertTo-SecureString -String $encryptedString
Write-Host "Secure string:",$secureString

# use secure string to create credential object
$credential = New-Object `
	-TypeName System.Management.Automation.PSCredential `
	-ArgumentList $username,$secureString

Write-Host "Credential:",$credential

# show credential including clear text password :*( ...on purpose though
$credential.GetNetworkCredential() | fl *