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General
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The PSCredentialStore is a simple credential manager for PSCredentials. It stores PSCredentials in a simple json
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file. You can choose between a private and shared credential 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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scripts 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 scheduled tasks.
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For more details 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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* Make sure you use PowerShell 4.0 or higher with `$PSVersionTable`.
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* Use the builtin PackageManagement and install with: `Install-Module PSCredentialStore`
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* Done. Start exploring the Module with `Import-Module PSCredentialStore ; Get-Command -Module PSCredentialStore`
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Manual Way
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* Take a look at the [Latest Release](https://github.com/OCram85/PSCredentialStore/releases/latest) page.
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* Download the `PSCredentialStore.zip`.
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* Unpack the zip file and put it in your Powershell module path.
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* Don't forget to change the NTFS permission flag in the context menu.
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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 credential store. 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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```powershell
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# Private credential store
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New-CredentialStore
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# Shared credential rtore
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New-CredentialStore -Shared
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#Shared credential store in custom Location
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New-CredentialStore -Shared -Path 'C:\CredentialStore.json'
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```
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**2.** Now you can manage your credential store items:
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```powershell
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# This will prompt for credentials and stores it in a private store
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New-CredentialStoreItem -RemoteHost 'dc01.myside.local' -Identifier 'AD'
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# You can now use it in other scripts like this:
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$DCCreds = Get-CredentialStoreItem -RemoteHost 'dc01.myside.local' -Identifier 'AD'
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Invoke-Command -ComputerName 'dc01.myside.local' -Credential $DCCreds -ScripBlock {Get-Process}
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```
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The credential store 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 / modules, you can connect these endpoints:
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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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```powershell
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Connect-To -RemoteHost "ucs.myside.local" -Type CiscoUcs
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Connect-To -RemoteHost "ftp.myside.local" -Type FTP
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Connect-To -RemoteHost "fas.myside.local" -Type NetAppFAS
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Connect-To -RemoteHost "esx01.myside.local" -Type VMware
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```
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