ExTools-O365Management

1.5

Public/Connect-ExchangeSession.ps1

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# Connect-ExchangeSession

# Creates a session that connects to Exchange server

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Function Connect-ExchangeSession(){

    #Connecting to Exchange Online 

    Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

    #Capture administrative credential for future connections.

    $credential = get-credential

    #Creates an Exchange Online session

    $ExchangeSession = New-PSSession -ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -ConnectionUri https://outlook.office365.com/powershell-liveid/ -Credential $credential -Authentication  Basic -AllowRedirection

    #Import session commands

    Import-PSSession $ExchangeSession

    #Return these values so I can use the same credentials for other connections and turn off the PSSession when I am done with it

    $result = @{}

    $result.Add("Credential", $Credential)

    $result.Add("Session", $ExchangeSession)

    return $result

}