Ah, I see. Thinking this through logically, do you think you could do it securely with a plain text script? If anyone got their hands on the script, they would have whatever password you specified since the code is there to use it.
If you want to do it, you can specify the key in ConvertTo-SecureString. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15580523/powershell-secure-password-to-work-on-any-machine On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 10:16 AM, Daniel Ratliff <dratl...@humana.com> wrote: > But I cannot take that securestring and deploy it to thousands of > workstations. Its only valid on the machine/account its created on/with. > > > > *Daniel Ratliff* > > > > *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto: > listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Ryan > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 22, 2014 11:09 AM > *To:* scripting@lists.myitforum.com > *Subject:* Re: [scripting] PowerShell to store password securely in a > script? > > > > $Test = Read-Host -AsSecureString > > $Test | ConvertFrom-SecureString | Out-File "c:\test.txt" > > > > This will give you the encrypted password. To use that password, you just > need to store it to a variable and use COnvertTo-SecureString > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 9:55 AM, Daniel Ratliff <dratl...@humana.com> > wrote: > > I feel like I am missing something glaringly obvious here. > > > > I have two requirements: > > 1. Store the password in the script, but not in plain text > > 2. Use a single script with nothing external > > > > Is there no way with PowerShell to store an encrypted password in a script > and re-use that on multiple machines? > > > > *Daniel Ratliff* > > > > > The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to > which it is addressed > and may contain CONFIDENTIAL material. If you receive this > material/information in error, > please contact the sender and delete or destroy the material/information. > > > > > > > > The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to > which it is addressed > and may contain CONFIDENTIAL material. If you receive this > material/information in error, > please contact the sender and delete or destroy the material/information. > >
