Security/New-Credential.ps1
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# Copyright 2012 Aaron Jensen # # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. # You may obtain a copy of the License at # # http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 # # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and # limitations under the License. function New-Credential { <# .SYNOPSIS Creates a new `PSCredential` object from a given username and password. .DESCRIPTION Many PowerShell commands require a `PSCredential` object instead of username/password. This function will create one for you. .OUTPUTS System.Management.Automation.PSCredential. .EXAMPLE New-Credential -User ENTERPRISE\picard -Password 'earlgrey' Creates a new credential object for Captain Picard. #> param( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string] # The username. $User, [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string] # The password. $Password ) return New-Object Management.Automation.PsCredential $User,(ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force $Password) } |