Never ever use plain-text input for secrets and passwords – the text entered by the user may be logged and compromised. Always use a masked input. Here is a simple approach for user prompts:
# asking secret using masked input box $secret = Read-Host "Enter secret" -AsSecureString # internally, get back plain text $data = [Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStringToBSTR($secret) $plain =[Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringAuto($data) Write-Host "You secret: $plain" -ForegroundColor Yellow
