topic encrypting password for accessing the array in Microsoft Virtualization Discussions https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/encrypting-password-for-accessing-the-array/m-p/77731#M3832 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>Is there a way to do this so we don't have to leave plain text password around?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:28:45 GMT DJRIVERA01 2025-06-05T05:28:45Z encrypting password for accessing the array https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/encrypting-password-for-accessing-the-array/m-p/77731#M3832 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>Is there a way to do this so we don't have to leave plain text password around?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:28:45 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/encrypting-password-for-accessing-the-array/m-p/77731#M3832 DJRIVERA01 2025-06-05T05:28:45Z Re: encrypting password for accessing the array https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/encrypting-password-for-accessing-the-array/m-p/77736#M3833 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Yes, try this.&nbsp; </P><P></P><P><CODE>read-host -assecurestring | convertfrom-securestring | out-file C:\securestring.txt`</CODE></P><P></P><P>Once you have the encrypted password file created, you can add the following to your script or run direct from the CLI:</P><P></P><P><CODE>$username = "domain01\user"<BR />$password = cat C:\securestring.txt | convertto-securestring<BR />$cred = new-object -typename System.Management.Automation.PSCredential `<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -argumentlist $username, $password</CODE></P><P></P><P>Then, connect-nacontroller controller01 -Credential $cred</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 11 Sep 2014 20:48:44 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/encrypting-password-for-accessing-the-array/m-p/77736#M3833 billyd 2014-09-11T20:48:44Z