How to use encrypted password in NTNX PowerShell script

create_key.ps1

#Creating AES key with random data and export to file:

$KeyFile = "c:\AES.key"
$Key = New-Object Byte[] 16   # You can use 16, 24, or 32 for AES
[Security.Cryptography.RNGCryptoServiceProvider]::Create().GetBytes($Key)
$Key | out-file $KeyFile

encrypt_password.ps1

#Creating SecureString object:

$PasswordFile = "c:\Password.txt"
$KeyFile = "c:\AES.key"
$Key = Get-Content $KeyFile
$Password = "nutanix/4u" | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force
$Password | ConvertFrom-SecureString -key $Key | Out-File $PasswordFile

get_ntnx_vms_with_crypted_passwd.ps1.

# Define a few variables

$User = "admin"
$NTNXCluster = "my.nutanix.cluster.local.ip"
$PasswordFile = "c:\Password.txt"
$KeyFile = "c:\AES.key"

#Creating PSCredential object

$key = Get-Content $KeyFile
$MyCredential = New-Object -TypeName System.Management.Automation.PSCredential `
 -ArgumentList $User, (Get-Content $PasswordFile | ConvertTo-SecureString -Key $key)

Connect-NTNXCluster -Server $NTNXCluster -UserName $MyCredential.UserName -Password $MyCredential.Password -AcceptInvalidSSLCerts -ForcedConnection

Get-NTNXVM | select VMName