Connect-GreenRadiusAPI.ps1

function Connect-GreenRadiusAPI {
    <#
        .SYNOPSIS
            Collects GreenRADIUS server information for use in subsequent calls to the API.
 
        .DESCRIPTION
            Configures the given Powershell session to be able to make GreenRADIUS API calls. This
            function is necessary for subsequent calls to most other functions in this module.
 
        .OUTPUTS
            No outputs. Note that this does no checking on its own; any failures (bad password, bad
            address, etc.) will not be made apparent until subsequent use of the other functions.
 
        .PARAMETER Hostname
            The hostname to use to try to connect to the GreenRADIUS server API.
 
        .PARAMETER Username
            The username to use to connect to the API. Defaults to "grsapiusr"
 
        .PARAMETER Password
            The password to attempt to use with the API.
 
        .NOTES
            Version 2026.02.09.1446
    #>


    <# LICENSE
 
    Copyright (c) 2026 Derek Howard and the City of Eureka, California
 
    Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and
    associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction,
    including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, and/or distribute
    copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
    the following conditions:
 
    The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial
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    work.
 
    THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT
    NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
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    DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT
    OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
    #>


    [CmdletBinding()]
    param
    (
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
        [string]$Hostname="",

        [string]$Username="grsapiusr",

        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
        [securestring]$Password
    )

    if ($global:GreenRadiusApiSession) {
        Disconnect-GreenRadiusAPI
    }

    $Credential = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential($Username, $Password)

    $global:GreenRadiusApiSession = @{
        Hostname   = $Hostname
        Credential = $Credential
    }
}