Powershell is frequently described as secure by default or design, but I’ve found that end-users could be frequently tempted to take risks or bypass the security or not aware of what the implications are.
Nothing really new to most developers or sysadmins, but not many of them have gone through the process of decoding a SecureString, even if is quite a trivial exercise. Continue reading “Passwords and SecureString, How To Decode It with Powershell”