private/helper/credential/New-PSCredential.ps1
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function New-PSCredential { <# .SYNOPSIS Create a PSCredential object. .DESCRIPTION Take a username and password and create a PSCredential object. .PARAMETER Username Username to use in the PSCredential object. .PARAMETER Password Password to use in the PSCredential object. .EXAMPLE # Create a PSCredential object. $credential = New-PSCredential -Username 'myUsername' -Password 'myPassword'; #> [cmdletbinding()] param ( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Username, [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Password ) # Write to log. Write-Log -Category 'Credential' -Message ("Creating credential for '{0}'" -f $Username) -Level Information; # Convert the password to a secure string. $securePassword = $Password | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force; # Convert $Username and $SecurePassword to a credential object. $credential = New-Object -TypeName System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -ArgumentList $Username, $securePassword; # Return the credential object. return $credential; } |