ConvertFrom-MemoryStreamToSecureString

SYNOPSIS

Converts a Memory Stream to a Secure String

SYNTAX

MemoryStream (Default)

ConvertFrom-MemoryStreamToSecureString -MemoryStream <MemoryStream[]> [<CommonParameters>]

Stream

ConvertFrom-MemoryStreamToSecureString -Stream <Stream[]> [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

This cmdlet converts a Memory Stream to a Secure String using a Stream Reader object.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

$string = 'My Super Secret Value'
$bytes = [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetBytes($string)
$memoryStream = [System.IO.MemoryStream]::new($bytes, 0, $bytes.Length)
$secure = ConvertFrom-MemoryStreamToSecureString -MemoryStream $memoryStream
$credential = [PSCredential]::new('MyValue', $secure)

Converts the provided MemoryStream to a SeureString.

PARAMETERS

-MemoryStream

A System.IO.MemoryStream object for conversion.

Type: MemoryStream[]
Parameter Sets: MemoryStream
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Stream

A System.IO.Stream object for conversion.

Type: Stream[]
Parameter Sets: Stream
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

NOTES

Additional information: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.io.streamreader%28v=vs.110%29.aspx https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.security.securestring%28v=vs.110%29.aspx

RELATED LINKS

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.io.memorystream.aspx