Create Store-SecurestringToFile.ps1

Author: wikijm

Miscellaneous/Store-SecurestringToFile.ps1

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+param(
+    [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
+    [string]$Path,
+    [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
+    [string]$password
+    )
+
+    # Convert the password to a secure string
+    $SecurePassword = $password | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force
+    
+    # Store the credential in the path
+    $SecurePassword | ConvertFrom-SecureString | Out-File $Path
+    
+    # Write What we did
+    Write-Host "Wrote password to $path"    
+    
+<# 
+.SYNOPSIS
+Stores a password in a file on the local computer for retrevial by scripts.
+
+.DESCRIPTION
+Used for securely storing a password on a machine for use with automated scripts.
+
+Takes a password and encrypts it using the local account, then stores that password in a file you specify.
+Only the account that creates the output file can decrypt the password stored in the file.
+
+.PARAMETER Path
+Path and file name for the password file that will be created.
+
+.PARAMETER Password
+Plain text version of password.
+
+.OUTPUTS
+File Specified in Path variable will contain an encrypted version of the password.
+
+.EXAMPLE
+.\Store-SecurestringToFile.ps1 -Path c:\scripts\scriptname.key -Password "Password123"
+
+Puts the encrypted version of Password123 into the c:\scripts\scriptname.key file
+#>