Encrypt password with key using PowerShell

Scenario:

Encrypt password with key using PowerShell.

One major issue that I had to overcome, was to hide the password for the scripts that I will use them on schedule and there will be no need to include it as clear text. Using the below I was able to encrypt the password of the user that I will use in a script and retrieve it within the script whenever is needed. The below method encrypts the password using a 256-bit AES encryption key, which is consider from 32 x 8-bit integers. The numbers that you can use are from 0 to 255.

Related Links:

• PowerShell Scripts
• PowerShell Tutorials
• Using the Read-Host Cmdlet – TechNet – Microsoft
• ConvertFrom-SecureString – Microsoft Docs
• Using the Out-File Cmdlet – TechNet – Microsoft

Solution / Script:

$File = "C:\Scripts\Password.txt"
$Key = (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32)
$Password = Read-Host -AsSecureString "Enter the password"
$Password | ConvertFrom-SecureString -Key $key | Out-File $file

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Encrypt password with key using PowerShell

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Encrypt password with key using PowerShell. This is what I used so I will be able to encrypt password needed to be used on my scripts that are running on schedule and I don't need it to include in the script as clear text. Stephanos Constantinou Blog - PowerShell Scripting

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Stephanos

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