ConvertTo-SecureString - Powershell 1.0 CmdLet

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ConvertTo-SecureString

Description
Convert an encrypted standard string into a secure string

Usage


Options


Example(s)
Create a secure string from plain text:

PS C:\>$my_secure_password_string = convertto-securestring "P@ssW0rD!" -asplaintext -force

Creates a secure string using the Read-Host cmdlet:

PS C:\>$my_secure_password_string = read-host -assecurestring

Save an encrypted string to disc:

PS C:\>$my_encrypted_string = convertfrom-securestring $my_secure_password_string -key (1..16)
PS C:\>$my_encrypted_string > password.txt

Read an encrypted string from disc and convert back to a secure string:

PS C:\>$my_secure_password_string = convertto-securestring (get-content password.txt) -key (1..16)