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decrypt a securestring
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decrypt_securestring.ps1
$p=read-host "password ?" -assecurestring
$Ptr = [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStringToCoTaskMemUnicode($p)
$clearpassword = [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringUni($Ptr)
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::ZeroFreeCoTaskMemUnicode($Ptr)
see more here
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7468389/powershell-decode-system-security-securestring-to-readable-password
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