Convert a secure string to plain text

Question

I\'m working in PowerShell and I have code that successfully converts a user entered password into plain text:

$SecurePassword = Read-Host -AsSecureString  \         


        

Answer 1

You may also use PSCredential.GetNetworkCredential() :

$SecurePassword = Get-Content C:\Users\tmarsh\Documents\securePassword.txt | ConvertTo-SecureString
$UnsecurePassword = (New-Object PSCredential "user",$SecurePassword).GetNetworkCredential().Password