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PowerTip: Create a Secure Password with PowerShell Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to make a plain text entry into a secure password.
Is there a way I can use Windows PowerShell and my working script to make a secure string password without using Read-Host?
Use the ConvertTo-SecureString cmdlet:
$MyBoringPassword=âOhThisCouldBeSecure!ButEverybodyIsReadingThisOnTheInternet!â
To convert this to a SecureString, which is typically needed when you create a new user in Active Directory, ...
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