Convert to string Powershell issue

Question

I would like to connect to Exchange online using my cred like this :

$Username = "[email protected]"
$PasswordPath = "C:\PowerShell\password.txt"

#Read the password from the file and convert to SecureString
$SecurePassword = Get-Content $PasswordPath | ConvertTo-SecureString
$Credential = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -ArgumentList $Username, $SecurePassword

But I got an issue while tryign to Convert to String as Below

I used .txt file only

Add -Asplaintext -Force

Doug Maurer
– Doug Maurer

2020-10-31 20:27:08 +00:00
Commented Oct 31, 2020 at 20:27 — Doug Maurer
– Doug Maurer, Commented Oct 31, 2020 at 20:27

Doug Maurer · Accepted Answer · 2020-11-03 03:06:07Z

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Simply add -AsPlainText -Force

$Username = "[email protected]"
$PasswordPath = "C:\PowerShell\password.txt"

#Read the password from the file and convert to SecureString
$SecurePassword = Get-Content $PasswordPath | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force
$Credential = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -ArgumentList $Username, $SecurePassword

answered Nov 3, 2020 at 3:06

Doug Maurer

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