Download the updated function here: https://gist.github.com/tommymaynard/98031ccd5de67005bf3063db06a33851
Back in January 2015, I wrote a post and uploaded an advanced function to the TechNet Gallery that allows a user to create multiple credential objects. Edit: The TechNet Gallery no longer hosts scripts/modules, so use the GitHub Gist at the top and bottom of this page. The multiple part is up to the user, such as they might enter a command as in the below example. Due to the -Set 2 parameter and parameter value, they would get prompted twice, to enter a username and password combination. When the function was completed, they would have two credential objects, with the first stored in $CredSet1 and the second stored in $CredSet2.
New-TMMultiCred -Set 2
I had always wanted to make a couple of changes to the advanced function, and so I have. Now the function includes a -NoGui parameter, that will not require the username and password be entered into the Get-Credential GUI, and can instead be entered directly into the console. I should mention that if this was run in the ISE, the password would actually invoke a small GUI for the password, as is standard when using Read-Host‘s -AsSecureString parameter in that host.
The other addition I wanted to add is that the advanced function produces objects, instead of using the Write-Output cmdlet to display information. Now, instead of the function writing this:
SUCCESS: Credential Set 1 stored in $CredSet1 SUCCESS: Credential Set 2 stored in $CredSet2
the function writes this:
CredSet Variable UserName Password ------- -------- -------- -------- 1 $Credset1 mydomain\admin System.Security.SecureString 2 $Credset2 user1 System.Security.SecureString
Neat, right? So download it and try it out. I think it was a decent addition to an already helpful advanced function.
Download the updated function here: https://gist.github.com/tommymaynard/98031ccd5de67005bf3063db06a33851