MattMan mattman-ps
mattman-ps
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Created
March 22, 2024 15:24
Create a Website object that protects the password string on Get-WebSite
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| # I don't like passing a clear text password and it sounds like this will not be fixed anytime soon | |
| # only an admin can run the WebAdministration module, but this could cause issues in some instances. | |
| $IISSite = "mycoolsite" | |
| Import-Module -Name WebAdministration | |
| $SiteProperties = (Get-Website -Name $IISSite | Select-Object -Property *) | |
| $SecurePassword = ConvertTo-SecureString -String $SiteProperties.password -AsPlainText -Force | |
| $SiteProperties.password = $null | |
| $SiteProperties | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "SecurePassword" -Value $SecurePassword | |
| $SiteProperties | Format-List |