Get-AzKeyVaultSecret can -AsPlainText

src/KeyVault/KeyVault.Test/PesterTests/Secret.Tests.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+$vaultName = 'yemingkv23'
+
+
+. ../Scripts/Common.ps1
+$secretName = Get-SecretName
+$secretText = 'dummy text'
+$secretTextV2 = 'dummy text 2'
+Set-AzKeyVaultSecret -VaultName $vaultName -Name $secretName -SecretValue (ConvertTo-SecureString $secretText -AsPlainText -Force)
+Set-AzKeyVaultSecret -VaultName $vaultName -Name $secretName -SecretValue (ConvertTo-SecureString $secretTextV2 -AsPlainText -Force)
+
+Describe "Get secret" {
+    It "should write secrets in plain text if -AsPlainText" {
+        Get-AzKeyVaultSecret -VaultName $vaultName -Name $secretName -AsPlainText | Should -BeExactly $secretTextV2
+
+        $versions = Get-AzKeyVaultSecret -VaultName $vaultName -Name $secretName -IncludeVersions
+        Get-AzKeyVaultSecret -VaultName $vaultName -Name $secretName -Version $versions[0].Version -AsPlainText | Should -BeExactly $secretTextV2
+        Get-AzKeyVaultSecret -VaultName $vaultName -Name $secretName -Version $versions[1].Version -AsPlainText | Should -BeExactly $secretText
+    }
+}

src/KeyVault/KeyVault/ChangeLog.md

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
         - Additional information about change #1
 -->
 ## Upcoming Release
+* Added a new parameter `-AsPlainText` to `Get-AzKeyVaultSecret` to directly return the secret in plain text
 * Supported selective restore a key from a managed HSM full backup [#13526]
 * Added missing return objects of `Get-Secret` in SecretManagement module
 

src/KeyVault/KeyVault/Commands/GetAzureKeyVaultSecret.cs

@@ -20,11 +20,13 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Management.Automation;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Security;
 
 namespace Microsoft.Azure.Commands.KeyVault
 {
     [Cmdlet("Get", ResourceManager.Common.AzureRMConstants.AzurePrefix + "KeyVaultSecret", DefaultParameterSetName = ByVaultNameParameterSet)]
-    [OutputType(typeof(PSKeyVaultSecretIdentityItem), typeof(PSKeyVaultSecret), typeof(PSDeletedKeyVaultSecretIdentityItem), typeof(PSDeletedKeyVaultSecret))]
+    [OutputType(typeof(PSKeyVaultSecretIdentityItem), typeof(PSKeyVaultSecret), typeof(PSDeletedKeyVaultSecretIdentityItem), typeof(PSDeletedKeyVaultSecret), typeof(string))]
     public class GetAzureKeyVaultSecret : KeyVaultCmdletBase
     {
         #region Parameter Set Names
@@ -190,6 +192,13 @@ public class GetAzureKeyVaultSecret : KeyVaultCmdletBase
             HelpMessage = "Specifies whether to show the previously deleted secrets in the output.")]
         public SwitchParameter InRemovedState { get; set; }
 
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = false, ParameterSetName = BySecretNameParameterSet, HelpMessage = "When set, the cmdlet will convert secret in secure string to the decrypted plaintext string as output.")]
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = false, ParameterSetName = ByVaultNameParameterSet)]
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = false, ParameterSetName = InputObjectBySecretNameParameterSet)]
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = false, ParameterSetName = InputObjectByVaultNameParameterSet)]
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = false, ParameterSetName = ResourceIdBySecretNameParameterSet)]
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = false, ParameterSetName = ResourceIdByVaultNameParameterSet)]
+        public SwitchParameter AsPlainText { get; set; }
         #endregion
 
         public override void ExecuteCmdlet()
@@ -209,7 +218,7 @@ public override void ExecuteCmdlet()
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Version))
             {
                 secret = DataServiceClient.GetSecret(VaultName, Name, Version);
-                WriteObject(secret);
+                WriteSecret(secret);
             }
             else if (IncludeVersions)
             {
@@ -241,7 +250,7 @@ public override void ExecuteCmdlet()
                 else
                 {
                     secret = DataServiceClient.GetSecret(VaultName, Name, string.Empty);
-                    WriteObject(secret);
+                    WriteSecret(secret);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -259,7 +268,7 @@ private void GetAndWriteSecrets(string vaultName, string name) =>
                 {
                     VaultName = vaultName,
                     NextLink = null
-                }, 
+                },
                 (options) => KVSubResourceWildcardFilter(name, DataServiceClient.GetSecrets(options)));
 
         private void GetAndWriteSecretVersions(string vaultName, string name, string currentSecretVersion) =>
@@ -268,7 +277,32 @@ private void GetAndWriteSecretVersions(string vaultName, string name, string cur
                     VaultName = vaultName,
                     Name = name,
                     NextLink = null
-                }, 
+                },
                 (options) => DataServiceClient.GetSecretVersions(options).Where(s => s.Version != currentSecretVersion));
+
+        private void WriteSecret(PSKeyVaultSecret secret)
+        {
+            if (AsPlainText)
+            {
+                WriteObject(ConvertFromSecureString(secret.SecretValue));
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                WriteObject(secret);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private string ConvertFromSecureString(SecureString secretValue)
+        {
+            var ssPtr = Marshal.SecureStringToBSTR(secretValue);
+            try
+            {
+                return Marshal.PtrToStringBSTR(ssPtr);
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                Marshal.ZeroFreeBSTR(ssPtr);
+            }
+        }
     }
 }

src/KeyVault/KeyVault/Commands/RemoveAzureKeyVaultSecret.cs

@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@
 
 namespace Microsoft.Azure.Commands.KeyVault
 {
-    [GenericBreakingChange("If you have soft-delete protection enabled on this key vault, this secret will be moved to the soft deleted state. " +
-        "You will not be able to create a secret with the same name within this key vault until the secret has been purged from the soft-deleted state. Please see the following documentation for additional guidance. " +
-        "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/key-vault/general/soft-delete-overview")]
     [Cmdlet("Remove", ResourceManager.Common.AzureRMConstants.AzurePrefix + "KeyVaultSecret",SupportsShouldProcess = true,DefaultParameterSetName = ByVaultNameParameterSet)]
     [OutputType(typeof(PSDeletedKeyVaultSecret))]
     public class RemoveAzureKeyVaultSecret : KeyVaultCmdletBase

src/KeyVault/KeyVault/help/Backup-AzKeyVault.md

@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ Aliases:
 Required: True
 Position: Named
 Default value: None
-Accept pipeline input: False
+Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
 Accept wildcard characters: False
 ```
 

src/KeyVault/KeyVault/help/Get-AzKeyVaultCertificate.md

@@ -108,15 +108,8 @@ This command gets the certificate named TestCert01 from the key vault named Cont
 
 ```powershell
 $cert = Get-AzKeyVaultCertificate -VaultName "ContosoKV01" -Name "TestCert01"
-$secret = Get-AzKeyVaultSecret -VaultName $vaultName -Name $cert.Name
-$secretValueText = '';
-$ssPtr = [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStringToBSTR($secret.SecretValue)
-try {
-    $secretValueText = [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringBSTR($ssPtr)
-} finally {
-    [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::ZeroFreeBSTR($ssPtr)
-}
-$secretByte = [Convert]::FromBase64String($secretValueText)
+$secret = Get-AzKeyVaultSecret -VaultName $vaultName -Name $cert.Name -AsPlainText
+$secretByte = [Convert]::FromBase64String($secret)
 $x509Cert = New-Object System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2($secretByte, "", "Exportable,PersistKeySet")
 $type = [System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509ContentType]::Pfx
 $pfxFileByte = $x509Cert.Export($type, $password)

src/KeyVault/KeyVault/help/Get-AzKeyVaultSecret.md

@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ Gets the secrets in a key vault.
 
 ### ByVaultName (Default)
 ```
-Get-AzKeyVaultSecret [-VaultName] <String> [[-Name] <String>] [-InRemovedState]
+Get-AzKeyVaultSecret [-VaultName] <String> [[-Name] <String>] [-InRemovedState] [-AsPlainText]
  [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>] [<CommonParameters>]
 ```
 
 ### BySecretName
 ```
-Get-AzKeyVaultSecret [-VaultName] <String> [-Name] <String> [-Version] <String>
+Get-AzKeyVaultSecret [-VaultName] <String> [-Name] <String> [-Version] <String> [-AsPlainText]
  [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>] [<CommonParameters>]
 ```
 
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ Get-AzKeyVaultSecret [-VaultName] <String> [-Name] <String> [-IncludeVersions]
 
 ### ByInputObjectVaultName
 ```
-Get-AzKeyVaultSecret [-InputObject] <PSKeyVault> [[-Name] <String>] [-InRemovedState]
+Get-AzKeyVaultSecret [-InputObject] <PSKeyVault> [[-Name] <String>] [-InRemovedState] [-AsPlainText]
  [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>] [<CommonParameters>]
 ```
 
 ### ByInputObjectSecretName
 ```
-Get-AzKeyVaultSecret [-InputObject] <PSKeyVault> [-Name] <String> [-Version] <String>
+Get-AzKeyVaultSecret [-InputObject] <PSKeyVault> [-Name] <String> [-Version] <String> [-AsPlainText]
  [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>] [<CommonParameters>]
 ```
 
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ Get-AzKeyVaultSecret [-InputObject] <PSKeyVault> [-Name] <String> [-IncludeVersi
 
 ### ByResourceIdVaultName
 ```
-Get-AzKeyVaultSecret [-ResourceId] <String> [[-Name] <String>] [-InRemovedState]
+Get-AzKeyVaultSecret [-ResourceId] <String> [[-Name] <String>] [-InRemovedState] [-AsPlainText]
  [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>] [<CommonParameters>]
 ```
 
 ### ByResourceIdSecretName
 ```
-Get-AzKeyVaultSecret [-ResourceId] <String> [-Name] <String> [-Version] <String>
+Get-AzKeyVaultSecret [-ResourceId] <String> [-Name] <String> [-Version] <String> [-AsPlainText]
  [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>] [<CommonParameters>]
 ```
 
@@ -175,27 +175,10 @@ This command gets a specific version of the secret named secret1 in the key vaul
 
 ### Example 5: Get the plain text value of the current version of a specific secret
 ```powershell
-PS C:\> $secret = Get-AzKeyVaultSecret -VaultName 'Contoso' -Name 'ITSecret'
-
-# Method 1: requires PowerShell >= 7.0
-PS C:\> $secretInPlainText = $secret.SecretValue | ConvertFrom-SecureString -AsPlainText
-
-# Method 2: works on older PowerShell versions
-PS C:\> $secretValueText = '';
-PS C:\> $ssPtr = [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStringToBSTR($secret.SecretValue)
-PS C:\> try {
-    $secretInPlainText = [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringBSTR($ssPtr)
-} finally {
-    [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::ZeroFreeBSTR($ssPtr)
-}
-
-# Method 3: works in ConstrainedLanguage mode
-$secretInPlainText = [pscredential]::new("DoesntMatter", $secret.SecretValue).GetNetworkCredential().Password
+PS C:\> $secretText = Get-AzKeyVaultSecret -VaultName 'Contoso' -Name 'ITSecret' -AsPlainText
 ```
 
-These commands get the current version of a secret named ITSecret, and then displays the plain text value of that secret.
-
-(Note: use method 3 if you are working in PowerShell [ConstrainedLanguage mode](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_language_modes?view=powershell-7.1#constrained-language-constrained-language), for example, on secure/privileged access workstations.)
+The cmdlet returns the secret as a string when `-AsPlainText` is applied.
 
 ### Example 6: Get all the secrets that have been deleted but not purged for this key vault.
 ```powershell
@@ -285,6 +268,21 @@ This command gets the current versions of all secrets in the key vault named Con
 
 ## PARAMETERS
 
+### -AsPlainText
+When set, the cmdlet will convert secret in secure string to the decrypted plaintext string as output.
+
+```yaml
+Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
+Parameter Sets: ByVaultName, BySecretName, ByInputObjectVaultName, ByInputObjectSecretName, ByResourceIdVaultName, ByResourceIdSecretName
+Aliases:
+
+Required: False
+Position: Named
+Default value: None
+Accept pipeline input: False
+Accept wildcard characters: False
+```
+
 ### -DefaultProfile
 The credentials, account, tenant, and subscription used for communication with azure