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General
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The PSCredentialStore is an simple credential manager for PSCredentials. It stores multiple credential object in a
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simple json file. Either as private file in your profile or in shared mode in other locations.
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The PSCredentialStore is an simple credential manager for PSCredentials. It stores multiple credential objects in a
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simple json file. You can choose between a private and shared store. The private one exists in your profile and can
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ony accessed by your account on the same machine. The shared store enables you to use different credentials for your
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script without exposing them as plain text.
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**The shared store isn't 100% secure and I don't recommend using it in production!**
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PSCredentialStore was developed to simplify the delegation of complex powershell scripts. In this case you often
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need to store credentials for non interactive usage like in sheduled tasks.
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need to store credentials for non interactive usage like in scheduled tasks.
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To get started read the [about_PSCredentialStore](/src/en-US/about_PSCredential.help.txt) page.
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Installation
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PowerShellGallery.com (Recommended Way)
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* Start with `Import-Module PSCredentialStore`
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Quick Start
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**1.** First we need a blank CredentialStore. You can decide between a *private* or *shared* store. The private
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Credential Store can only be accessed with your profile on the machine you created it.
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Invoke-Command -ComputerName 'dc01.myside.local' -Credential $DCCreds -ScripBlock {Get-Process}
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```
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The CredentialStore contains also a simple function to establish a connection with the given remotehost in different
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ways. If you have already installed the underlying framework your can conntect to:
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- CiscoUcs - Establish a connection to a Cisco UCS fabric interconnect.
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- FTP - Establish a connection to a FTP host.
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- NetAppFAS - Establish a connection to a NetApp Clustered ONTAP filer.
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- VMware - Establish a connection to a VMware vCenter or ESXi host.
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The CredentialStore contains also a simple function to establish a connection with several systems or protocols.
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If you have already installed the underlying framework your can connect to:
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* **CiscoUcs** - Establish a connection to a Cisco UCS fabric interconnect.
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* Required Modules: [`Cisco.UCS.Core`, `Cisco.UCSManager`](https://software.cisco.com/download/release.html?i=!y&mdfid=286305108&softwareid=284574017&release=2.1.1)
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* **FTP** - Establish a connection to a FTP host.
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* Required Modules: [`WinSCP`](https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/WinSCP)
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* **NetAppFAS** - Establish a connection to a NetApp Clustered ONTAP filer.
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* Required Modules: [`DataONTAP`](http://mysupport.netapp.com/tools/info/ECMLP2310788I.html?productID=61926)
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* **VMware** - Establish a connection to a VMware vCenter or ESXi host.
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* Required Modules: [`VMware.VimAutomation.Core`](https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/VMware.PowerCLI)
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Here are some basic examples:
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