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#836 Integrate PasswordSafe with PowerShell for trouble shooting across several secure applications

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2017-10-05
2017-05-10
Mike Muller
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Hi Rony,

We're a software company in the financial sector and our system is large and complex.
We are in the process of automating our processes that include logging into several different applications including our own that require passwords.

Our automation software is PowerShell 5.

As an example:

We have a script that will login to our helpdesk software (Kayako) and retrieve client information (Password Required).
With that information we'll login to our own software to open their master account and a sub account within that (Password Required).
In addition, depending upon the client need we may need to use our webservices to get information not available through the UI (Password Required).
If warranted, we may need to login to our internal bug tracking software to search or create a case from the information gathered so far (Password Required).

There are actually a couple more processes in this automation and that is for one of the PowerShell scripts.

I really do not want to store the passwords outside of PasswordSafe as for a couple of really good reasons:
Security. Even if I encrypt the information using PowerShell, I've already found ways to hack it.
Consistency. Keeping track of multiple passwords in multiple places is just asking for day after day of checking passwords for the lastest, and having to test each one over and over.

I hope that you are able to release your testing exe, or perhaps have in mind an api.

In anycase, thank you for your help.

Mike

Discussion

  • Rony Shapiro

    Rony Shapiro - 2017-10-05
    • status: open --> accepted
    • assigned_to: Rony Shapiro
     
  • Rony Shapiro

    Rony Shapiro - 2017-10-05

    The recently enhanced cli functionality should support this. Need to build and test under Windows.

     

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