Public/Set-GitHubToken.ps1
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.SYNOPSIS Sets up GitHub authentication token. .DESCRIPTION Securely sets up a GitHub Personal Access Token for authentication. The token is stored in an encrypted format and safely cleared from memory after authentication. .PARAMETER Token Specifies the GitHub Personal Access Token string. .EXAMPLE PS> Set-GitHubToken -Token "ghp_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" Sets up GitHub authentication using the provided token. .NOTES Security considerations: - Token is converted to SecureString and never stored in plain text - Memory is properly cleared after use - Credentials are handled securely through Set-GitHubAuthentication .LINK Set-GitHubAuthentication .INPUTS System.String .OUTPUTS None #> function Set-GitHubToken { [CmdletBinding()] param( [Parameter(Position = 0, Mandatory = $true)] [string] $Token ) $secureString = ($Token | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force) $cred = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential "username is ignored", $secureString Set-GitHubAuthentication -Credential $cred $Token = $null $secureString = $null $cred = $null } |