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Revision as of 09:16, 18 December 2014
, 09:16, 18 December 2014→Store Password Securely: Added "Convert SecureString To Plain Text"
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The password file must be created/encrypted as the same logged in user as the account under which the script will run. Therefore if your script will be running from a scheduled task, run from a server using a service account, you must be logged onto the that machine with the service account when you create the file. | The password file must be created/encrypted as the same logged in user as the account under which the script will run. Therefore if your script will be running from a scheduled task, run from a server using a service account, you must be logged onto the that machine with the service account when you create the file. | ||
=== Convert SecureString To Plain Text === | |||
To decrypt a secure string use the following (this must be run from the same user session used to encrypt the string) | |||
<source lang="powershell"> | |||
$BSTR = [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStringToBSTR($EncryptPass) | |||
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringAuto($BSTR) | |||
</source> | |||
== Logged-In User's Credentials == | == Logged-In User's Credentials == | ||