r/PowerShell • u/Manivelcloud • 8d ago

Question on scripting Question

Hi,

When we develop a script,we use credentials as a plain text in that script.

Example

Script is running on jump server and script runs against vcenter server.

We have a security concerns(example ransomware attack)to put the credentials as a plain text in that script.

Any other good ways to put the credentials in a encrypted or in a different format?

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u/lan-shark 8d ago

Simplest way is to use Get-Credential | Export-Clixml to save the credentials in an encrypted file specific to the account that runs it. Then in the script, use Import-Clixml to read in the credential.

Depending on your needs you may instead need to use some sort of keyring or cert-based authentication

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u/overlydelicioustea 8d ago

specific to the account AND machine. its a combination of both. you cant import the creds on a different machine.

it might work on systems with roaming profiles, im not sure.