Public/Get-PSUCredentialFromManager.ps1
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function Get-PSUCredentialFromManager { <# .SYNOPSIS Retrieves a credential from Windows Credential Manager by target name. .DESCRIPTION Fetches the username, password, and comment stored under the specified target name. .PARAMETER Target (Mandatory) The name of the credential to retrieve. .EXAMPLE Get-PSUCredentialFromManager -Target "acred" .OUTPUTS [PSCredential] .NOTES Author: Lakshmanachari Panuganti Date: 31st October 2025 .LINK https://github.com/lakshmanachari-panuganti/OMG.PSUtilities/tree/main/OMG.PSUtilities.Core https://www.linkedin.com/in/lakshmanachari-panuganti/ https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/OMG.PSUtilities.Core #> [CmdletBinding()] param ( [Parameter(Mandatory)] [string]$Target ) process { try { $CredentialManager = [CredentialManager.CredMan]::Get($Target) if ($CredentialManager) { $securePassword = ConvertTo-SecureString $CredentialManager.Password -AsPlainText -Force New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ( $CredentialManager.Username, $securePassword ) } else { throw "No credential found in Windows Credential Manager for target: $Target" } } catch { $PSCmdlet.ThrowTerminatingError($_) } } } |