Encrypt Username and Password

encrypt_credentals.ps1

#Read user name , password and wsdl endpoint
$loginData = Get-Content -Raw -Path 'loginDetails.json' | ConvertFrom-Json

#Encrypt the username and password
$pair="$($loginData.biuser):$($loginData.bipwd)"
$encodedCreds = [System.Convert]::ToBase64String([System.Text.Encoding]::ASCII.GetBytes($pair))
$basicAuthValue = "Basic $encodedCreds"

#Create the header for Web Service Request
[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = "tls12"
$headers = New-Object "System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary[[String],[String]]"
$headers.Add('SOAPAction','')
$headers.Add('Authorization',$basicAuthValue)