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Created August 1, 2018 10:00
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Secure_Passwords.ps1
$Secure = Read-Host -AsSecureString
# input password: **********
$hash = ConvertFrom-SecureString -SecureString $Secure
# get hash
$password = ConvertTo-SecureString -String $hash
# use hashed password in cmdlets
New-LocalUser -User $user -password $password -PasswordNeverExpires:$true -AccountNeverExpires:$true
###
### decrypt password
$BSTR = [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStringToBSTR($password)
$DecodedPassword = [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringAuto($BSTR)
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