Private/ConvertTo-UnsecureString.ps1
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function ConvertTo-UnsecureString { [CmdletBinding()] param ( [Parameter(Mandatory, ValueFromPipeline, Position = 0)] [securestring] $SecureString ) process { (New-Object pscredential ('none', $SecureString)).GetNetworkCredential().Password } <# .SYNOPSIS Converts a secure string back into an unsecure, plain text string. .DESCRIPTION Converts a secure string back into an unsecure, plain text string. Useful when you need to store a sensitive value securely, but expose it temporarily in order to pass it to a command which does not accept a [securestring] property. .PARAMETER Input A [securestring] value .EXAMPLE "Hello world!" | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force | ConvertTo-UnsecureString Converts "Hello world!" to a [securestring] value, then back into a plain, unsecure string value. #> } |