Getting Credentials From The Command Line

June 20, 2008 Jun 20, 2008 06/20/08

PowerShell Team

When you use the Get-Credential cmdlet, you get a GUI dialog box to enter the credentials.  This is the "Common Criteria Certified" way of handling credentials.  It is also a pain in the butt at times.  If you are an admin, you can alter this and request credentials via the command line as follows:   PS> $key = "...