Functions/Get-DryADRandomString.ps1

# DryActiveDirectory is an AD config module for use with DryDeploy, or by itself.
#
# Copyright (C) 2021 Bjørn Henrik Formo (bjornhenrikformo@gmail.com)
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Function Get-DryADRandomString {
    [CmdletBinding()]
    Param (
        [Parameter()]
        [Int]$Length = 20,

        [Parameter()]
        [Int]$NonAlphabetics = 5,

        [Parameter(HelpMessage="Returns Secure String instead of plain text")]
        [Switch]$Secure
    )
    Try {
        Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Web -ErrorAction Stop
        Switch ($Secure) {
            $True {
                Return [SecureString](ConvertTo-SecureString $([System.Web.Security.Membership]::GeneratePassword($Length,$NonAlphabetics)) -AsPlainText -Force)
            }
            Default {
                Return [System.Web.Security.Membership]::GeneratePassword($Length,$NonAlphabetics)
            }
        }
    }
    Catch {
        $PSCmdlet.ThrowTerminatingError($_)
    }
}