How to get Credentials in PowerShell?

This cmdlet prompts the user for a username and password, creating a PSCredential object that you can use for authentication in various scenarios.

Basic Syntax and Usage

Get-Credential [-UserName <String>] [-Message <String>]

Open your Windows PowerShell, then run the following command.

$credential = Get-Credential

This will prompt you to enter a username and password.

How to custom Credential Prompts to Enhance User Experience

Specifying a Username

$credential = Get-Credential -UserName "domain\username"

Customizing the Prompt

$credential = Get-Credential -Message "Please enter your credentials"

You can also set a custom title for the credential prompt window.

$credential = Get-Credential -Title "Remote Server Access" -Message "Enter your credentials"

After entering your credentials, they are stored in the $credential variable. You can access the username and password as follows.

$username = $credential.UserName
$password = $credential.GetNetworkCredential().Password

You can use the credentials for various cmdlets, such as when connecting to a remote machine or a service.

Invoke-Command -ComputerName "RemotePC" -Credential $credential -ScriptBlock {
    Get-Process
}

If you need to store credentials for later use, you can export them to a file in a secure way.

$credential | Export-Clixml -Path "C:\yourpath\credentials.xml"

When you need to use the credentials again

$credential = Import-Clixml -Path "C:\yourpath\credentials.xml"