PowerShell function to convert a secure string to plain text.
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Convert SecureString to plain text.
.DESCRIPTION
Convert SecureString to plain text.
.PARAMETER SecureString
Secure String to convert to plain text.
.EXAMPLE
Get-PlainText -SecureString $credential.Password
#>
function Get-PlainText
{
[CmdletBinding()]
Param(
[Parameter(ValueFromPipeline, Mandatory = $true)]
[System.Security.SecureString]
$SecureString
)
$bstr = [Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStringToBSTR($SecureString)
try
{
return [Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringBSTR($bstr)
}
finally
{
[Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::FreeBSTR($bstr)
}
}
Export-ModuleMember -Function Get-PlainText