SPC029105: Do not use plain text for passwords

Using plain text passwords directly compromises your system security

CheckId	SPC029105
TypeName	DoNotUsePlainTextPasswords
Severity	CriticalError
Type	PoShFile

Resolution

Bad Practice

function Verb-Noun
{
  [CmdletBinding()]
  [Alias()]
  [OutputType([int])]
  Param
  (
    # Param1 help description
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$true,
           ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true,
           Position=0)]
    $Param1,
    # Param2 help description
    [int]
    $Param2,
    [SecureString]
    $Password,
    [System.Security.SecureString]
    $Pass,
    [SecureString[]]
    $Passwords,
    $Passphrases,
    $Passwordparam
  )
}

function TestFunction($password, [System.Security.SecureString[]]passphrases, [String]$passThru){
}

Good Practice

  function Test-Script
  {
      [CmdletBinding()]
      [Alias()]
      [OutputType([Int])]
      Param
      (
          # Param1 help description
          [Parameter(Mandatory=$true,
                     ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true,
                     Position=0)]
          $Param1,
          # Param2 help description
          [int]
          $Param2,
          [SecureString]
          $Password,
          [System.Security.SecureString]
          $Pass,
    [SecureString[]]
          $Passwords,
          [SecureString]
        $Passphrases,
            [SecureString]
        $PasswordParam,
            [string]
            $PassThru
          )
  }
  function TestFunction([SecureString]$Password, [System.Security.SecureString[]]$Passphrases, [SecureString[]]$passes){
  }

SharePoint Code Analysis Framework, v6.9.1.2001

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