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function Get-PlaintextFromSecureString([SecureString]$SecureString) {
    return (New-Object -TypeName System.Net.NetworkCredential('fake-user', $SecureString, 'fake-domain')).Password
}

function EncryptStringToBytes([String]$Plaintext, [System.Security.SecureString]$Password) {
    # C# code from:
    # https://gist.github.com/mark-adams/87aa34da3a5ed48ed0c7
    # https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.security.cryptography.aes?view=netframework-4.8

    $Aes          = $null