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Save an encrypted password to a file and retrieve it later for use in a PowerShell script
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| # Save an encrypted password to a file and retrieve it later for use in a script | |
| Read-Host -AsSecureString | ConvertFrom-SecureString | Out-File password.txt | |
| $user = 'user' | |
| $password = Get-Content password.txt | ConvertTo-SecureString | |
| $creds = New-Object -TypeName System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -ArgumentList $user, $password |
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