v1.4.2 release

## [1.4.2] - 2025-01-30

### Fixed
- Fix password parameter shown in plain text (Fix [#55](#55))

Author: tpcarman

AsBuiltReport.Core.psd1

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
     # Version number of this module.
 
-    ModuleVersion = '1.4.1'
+    ModuleVersion = '1.4.2'
 
     # Supported PSEditions
     # CompatiblePSEditions = 'Desktop'
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     # CompanyName = ''
 
     # Copyright statement for this module
-    Copyright = '(c) 2024 Tim Carman. All rights reserved.'
+    Copyright = '(c) 2025 Tim Carman. All rights reserved.'
 
     # Description of the functionality provided by this module
     Description = 'A PowerShell module which provides the core framework for generating As-Built documentation for many common datacentre systems.'

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,10 +5,15 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.4.2] - 2025-01-30
+
+### Fixed
+- Fix password parameter shown in plain text (Fix [#55](https://github.com/AsBuiltReport/AsBuiltReport.Core/issues/55))
+
 ## [1.4.1] - 2024-12-02
 
 ### Changed
-* Update GitHub release workflow to add post to Bluesky social platform
+- Update GitHub release workflow to add post to Bluesky social platform
 
 ### Fixed
 - Set `$OutputFolderPath` variable as Global variable (Fix [#53](https://github.com/AsBuiltReport/AsBuiltReport.Core/issues/53))

Src/Public/New-AsBuiltReport.ps1

@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ function New-AsBuiltReport {
             ParameterSetName = 'UsernameAndPassword'
         )]
         [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
-        [String] $Password,
+        [SecureString] $Password,
 
         [Parameter(
             Position = 3,
@@ -244,10 +244,9 @@ function New-AsBuiltReport {
 
     try {
 
-        # If Username and Password parameters used, convert specified Password to secure string and store in $Credential
+        # If Username and Password parameters used, store in $Credential object
         if (($Username -and $Password)) {
-            $SecurePassword = ConvertTo-SecureString $Password -AsPlainText -Force
-            $Credential = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ($Username, $SecurePassword)
+            $Credential = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ($Username, $Password)
         }
 
         if (-not (Test-Path $OutputFolderPath)) {