Feature Request - Add Secure Password to Server

[Frurox]

Is there a way that you can add for New-RDCManServer a switch to add a user and password for a Server?

[guidooliveira]

Probably, I have to take a look at the XML structure to replicate it with the command

[Frurox]

Would be great, thank you. Something like Secure-Password in https://www.pdq.com/blog/rdcman-file-powershell/

[Frurox]

Any updates on this feature?

[guidooliveira]

In the latest commit I've added the remote desktop connection manager exe file renamed to .dll to encrypt the password, and to New-RDCManServer I've added a -Credential Parameter which adds the PSCredential object to the XML structure in the expected format. there is a weird error when you open the file, but the info was added as expected.

here's an example on how to use the command:
New-RDCManServer -FilePath $env:userprofile\Desktop\test.rdg -GroupName 'Group1' -Server '192.168.1.27' -DisplayName 'Server3' -Credential $credential
Where $credential is a PSCredential object.

I haven't had time to test it further, but feel free to test it and PR any modifications you find necessary

[Frurox]

Thank you very much!!! Will test this week and let you know.

[Frurox]

I'm getting the below error:

If I comment out line 190 and 191

#$Binarypath = Join-Path -Path (Get-Module -Name RDCMan).ModuleBase -ChildPath 'bin' -AdditionalChildPath 'RDCMan.dll'
#Import-Module $Binarypath

I only get the below error:

New-Object : Cannot find type [RdcMan.EncryptionSettings]: verify that the assembly containing this type is loaded.
At line:236 char:35
+ ...  $EncryptionSettings = New-Object -TypeName RdcMan.EncryptionSettings
+                            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidType: (:) [New-Object], PSArgumentException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : TypeNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.NewObjectCommand

Unable to find type [RdcMan.Encryption].
At line:237 char:34
+             $EncryptedPassword = [RdcMan.Encryption]::EncryptString($ ...
+                                  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (RdcMan.Encryption:TypeName) [], RuntimeException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : TypeNotFound

[guidooliveira]

Did you copy the bin folder with the DLL into the module folder?

[guidooliveira]

Ohh, I think the Aditional Child Item was added only in Powershell 6/7, I didn't test it in Windows Powershell

[guidooliveira]

try replacing Line 201 in the module with this $Binarypath = Join-Path -Path (Get-Module -Name RDCMan).ModuleBase -ChildPath 'bin\RDCMan.dll'

[Frurox]

Ran "Install-Module RDCMan", copied Bin folder with RDCMan.dll. Copied the updated RDCMan.psm1, Imported-Module RDCMan and it fails with new error.

Checked RDCMan.psd1 and saw that this version has:

# Modules to import as nested modules of the module specified in RootModule/ModuleToProcess
# NestedModules = @()

The new .zip version has :

# Modules to import as nested modules of the module specified in RootModule/ModuleToProcess
NestedModules = @('.\bin\RDCMan.dll')

[Frurox]

Hi @guidooliveira any update?