secure credentials in powershell script

[Dakshesh Khatri]

Hi All,

Greetings of the day!!

I am seeking your valuable support for developing a powershell script in which AD credentials need to hard-coded which can not be converted to human readable nor can be stored in any format like XML or text. Also this script must be reusable on multiple devices.

Seeking your valuable inputs.

Much appreciated.

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[Kurt Buff]

Google is your friend:

"powershell secure credentials in script"

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[Mike Leone]

• For non-interactive scenarios, a SecureString can be created from a plain text string (with caution) using ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force

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[Michael B. Smith]

I strongly recommend using the Secret Management module and not SecureString.

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[Markus Klocker]

There also is this solution:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/utility-modules/secretmanagement/how-to/using-secrets-in-automation?view=ps-modules

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    Markus

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[Dakshesh Khatri]

Thanks Markus.

I was looking for this type of solution.

Thanks a lot.

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On Fri, 5 Sept 2025 at 3:19 pm, Markus Klocker

<markus....@univie.ac.at> wrote:

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