From b759eaa68a544d6e4265d66182589bccb7557fdc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Markus Fleschutz <markus.fleschutz@atcsim.de>
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2024 09:59:13 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Added save-credentials.ps1

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 scripts/save-credentials.ps1 | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 scripts/save-credentials.ps1

diff --git a/scripts/save-credentials.ps1 b/scripts/save-credentials.ps1
new file mode 100644
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+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+	Saves credentials encrypted
+.DESCRIPTION
+	This PowerShell script asks for credentials and saves them encrypted into a target file ("$HOME\my.credentials" by default).
+.PARAMETER TargetFile
+	Specifies the target file ("$HOME\my.credentials" by default)
+.EXAMPLE
+	PS> ./save-credentials.ps1
+	Enter username and password, please.
+ 	✔️ Your credentials have been saved encrypted into C:\Users\Markus\my.credentials
+.LINK
+	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
+.NOTES
+	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
+#>
+
+param([string]$TargetFile = "$HOME\my.credentials")
+
+try {
+	Write-Host "Enter username and password, please." -foreground red
+	$cred = Get-Credential
+	$cred.Password | ConvertFrom-SecureString | Set-Content "$TargetFile"
+	"✔️ Your credentials have been saved encrypted into $TargetFile"
+	exit 0 # success
+} catch {
+	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	exit 1
+}