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Created February 7, 2015 04:02
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PSCredentials.ps1
# Store PSCredential as SecureString
New-Variable -Name "myPassword" -Value $(Read-Host -AsSecureString | ConvertFrom-SecureString)
New-Variable -Name "myUsername" -Value "DOMAIN\Administrator"
# Construct PSCredential Object
New-Variable -Name "myCredential" -Value $(New-Object -TypeName System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -ArgumentList $myUsername, $myPassword)
# Now the Variable `myCredential` can be used as a Credential object to be passed around
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