PowerShell - Get-Credential decode password?

Question

I want to use the Get-Credential cmdlet in my code.

How is is possible to decode the password easily back from the System.Security.SecureString format?

(I must use the password in clear text format at one part in my code)

$credential = Get-Credential
$credential.Password | ConvertFrom-SecureString
$credential
#How to show password in text format?

My workaround, but I think there is also a normal way

$credCachePS = New-Object System.Net.CredentialCache 
$credCachePS.Add("uridummy", "NTLM", $credential) 
$credCachePS | select Password

score 70 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 15 '11 at 15:15

70

This is what I use ( though this makes it insecure, but I think you understand that):

$credential.GetNetworkCredential().password

answered Sep 15 '11 at 15:15

manojlds

score 18 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 15 '11 at 15:16

18

PS > $credential.GetNetworkCredential().username
PS > $credential.GetNetworkCredential().password

answered Sep 15 '11 at 15:16

Shay Levy

2 Answers2