1.0

Author: Ricky Lee

Convert-SecureStringText.ps1

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+function Convert-SecureStringText {
+    <#
+        Objective: Convert between plaintext and SecureString text
+    
+        Version:
+        1.0 - 2023-22-24 [email protected]
+    #>    
+        [cmdletbinding()]
+        param (
+            [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
+            [ValidateSet("to","from")]
+            [string]$action,
+            [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
+            [string]$MyInput
+        )
+    
+        Try {
+            If ($action -eq "to") {
+                $result = $MyInput.Trim() | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force | ConvertFrom-SecureString -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+            }
+            else {
+                $result = [Net.NetworkCredential]::new('', (($MyInput.Trim()) |ConvertTo-SecureString)).password
+            }
+            return $result
+        }
+        catch {
+                Write-Warning "Unable to convert.....`n`n$($_.Exception)"
+        }
+    }