Public/Set-PSUCredentialToManager.ps1
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function Set-PSUCredentialToManager { <# .SYNOPSIS Stores a credential in Windows Credential Manager. .DESCRIPTION Stores the specified username and password under the given target name in Windows Credential Manager. .PARAMETER Target (Mandatory) The name under which to store the credential. .PARAMETER Username (Mandatory) The username to store. .PARAMETER Password (Mandatory) The password to store. .PARAMETER Comment (Optional) A comment to associate with the credential. .EXAMPLE Set-PSUCredentialToManager -Target "acred" -Username "A092721" -Password "123123123" .EXAMPLE Set-PSUCredentialToManager -Target "prod-db-server" -Username "dbadmin" -Password "SecurePass123" -Comment "Production DB" .OUTPUTS [PSCustomObject] .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(DefaultParameterSetName = 'ByUserPass')] [Alias("setcred")] param ( [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName = 'ByUserPass')] [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName = 'ByCredential')] [string]$Target, [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName = 'ByUserPass')] [string]$Username, [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName = 'ByUserPass')] [string]$Password, [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName = 'ByCredential')] [PSCredential]$Credential, [string]$Comment = "Set via Set-PSUCredentialToManager function" ) process { if ($PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -eq 'ByCredential') { $Username = $Credential.UserName $Password = $Credential.GetNetworkCredential().Password } try { $CredentialManager = [CredentialManager.CredMan]::Store( $Target, $Username, $Password, $Comment ) if ($CredentialManager) { [PSCustomObject]@{ Target = $Target Username = $Username Status = 'Success' PSTypeName = 'PSU.CredentialManager.StoreResult' } } else { $err = [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::GetLastWin32Error() Write-Error "Failed to store credential. Win32Error: $err" [PSCustomObject]@{ Target = $Target Username = $Username Status = 'Failed' Error = $err PSTypeName = 'PSU.CredentialManager.StoreResult' } } } catch { $PSCmdlet.ThrowTerminatingError($_) } } } |