functions/credentials/Get-DBUserCredential.ps1
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.SYNOPSIS Gets the credential stored under the application name. .DESCRIPTION Gets the credential stored under the application name. .PARAMETER ApplicationName The application name the credentials will be saved under. .OUTPUTS The credentials for the application name. .EXAMPLE PS>$credential = Get-DBUserCredential -ApplicationName "myappname" .LINK https://github.com/tcartwright/tcdbtools .LINK https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/accessing-credential-manager-1b5c916a-6a16-889f-8581-fc16e8165ac0#:~:text=Credential%20Manager%20lets%20you%20view,select%20Credential%20Manager%20Control%20panel. .NOTES Author: Tim Cartwright #> function Get-DBUserCredential { [OutputType([pscredential])] [CmdletBinding()] [Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute('PSAvoidUsingConvertToSecureStringWithPlainText', '', Justification='Must be a string')] param ( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string]$ApplicationName ) begin { } process { $credObject = [CredManager.Util]::GetUserCredential($ApplicationName) [SecureString]$securePassword = ConvertTo-SecureString ($credObject.password) -AsPlainText -Force [pscredential]$credentials = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ($credObject.username, $securePassword) return $credentials } end { } } |