Data/SecureString/ConvertTo-AesKey.ps1
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.SYNOPSIS Converts a secure string to a 32bit AES Key for use with ConvertFrom/To-SecureString .PARAMETER StringPassword The secure string password to convert to the key .EXAMPLE $ApplicationKey = ConvertTo-AesKey (Get-SecureString) #> function ConvertTo-AesKey { param ( [SecureString]$StringPassword ) $InsecureString = ($StringPassword | ConvertFrom-SecureString -AsPlainText) # pad to 32 chars with 0 $InsecureString = "$InsecureString$([string]::new("0",32 - $InsecureString.Length))" $encoder = new-object System.Text.UTF8Encoding Write-Output $encoder.GetBytes($InsecureString) } |