PEMEncrypt v0.2.1

Changelog

0.2.1 - 2019-08-24

• Issue #5
  • Added: Missing path creation to New-RSAKeyPair if the parent folder does not yet exist.
• Miscellaneous
  • Fixed: Error handling while using New-RSAKeyPair -Interactive if the specified Path already exists and -Force was not specified.
  • Added: Additional status updates within New-RSAKeyPair for a better understanding of what step the key generation is at.

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Instructions

1. Click here to download the PEMEncrypt.zip file attached to the release.
2. If on Windows: Right-click the downloaded zip, select Properties, then unblock the file.

   This is to prevent having to unblock each file individually after unzipping.

3. Unzip the archive.
4. (Optional) Place the module folder somewhere in your PSModulePath.

   You can view the paths listed by running the environment variable $env:PSModulePath

5. Import the module, using the full path to the PSD1 file in place of PEMEncrypt if the unzipped module folder is not in your PSModulePath:

   # In $env:PSModulePath
   Import-Module PEMEncrypt
   
   # Otherwise, provide the path to the manifest:
   Import-Module -Path C:\MyPSModules\PEMEncrypt\0.2.1\PEMEncrypt.psd1

PEMEncrypt v0.2.0

Changelog

0.2.0 - 2019-08-10

• Added New-RSAKeyPair to enable generation of RSA PEM and SSH keys directly from PowerShell
  • Supports password protection keys
  • Defaults to 4096 key length
  • Offers an Interactive mode using the -Interactive or -i switch to simulate ssh-keygen experience
• Updated README with command comparisons between openssl, ssh-keygen and New-RSAKeyPair

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Instructions

1. Click here to download the PEMEncrypt.zip file attached to the release.
2. If on Windows: Right-click the downloaded zip, select Properties, then unblock the file.

   This is to prevent having to unblock each file individually after unzipping.

3. Unzip the archive.
4. (Optional) Place the module folder somewhere in your PSModulePath.

   You can view the paths listed by running the environment variable $env:PSModulePath

5. Import the module, using the full path to the PSD1 file in place of PEMEncrypt if the unzipped module folder is not in your PSModulePath:

   # In $env:PSModulePath
   Import-Module PEMEncrypt
   
   # Otherwise, provide the path to the manifest:
   Import-Module -Path C:\MyPSModules\PEMEncrypt\0.2.0\PEMEncrypt.psd1

PEMEncrypt v0.1.1

Changelog

0.1.1 - 2019-07-07

• Added CHANGELOG, CODE_OF_CONDUCT, CONTRIBUTING docs
• Updated README with relevant badges and overall info on installing/upgrading/using the module
• Added comment-based help on the included functions
• Removed KeyLength parameter from Protect-PEMString (now calculating from the Modulus BitLength, so it's not necessary to specify)
• Updated *Key parameters on both functions to allow passing the string formatted Key directly instead of the path to it.

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Instructions

1. Click here to download the PEMEncrypt.zip file attached to the release.
2. If on Windows: Right-click the downloaded zip, select Properties, then unblock the file.

   This is to prevent having to unblock each file individually after unzipping.

3. Unzip the archive.
4. (Optional) Place the module folder somewhere in your PSModulePath.

   You can view the paths listed by running the environment variable $env:PSModulePath

5. Import the module, using the full path to the PSD1 file in place of PEMEncrypt if the unzipped module folder is not in your PSModulePath:

   # In $env:PSModulePath
   Import-Module PEMEncrypt
   
   # Otherwise, provide the path to the manifest:
   Import-Module -Path C:\MyPSModules\PEMEncrypt\0.1.1\PEMEncrypt.psd1

PEMEncrypt v0.1.0

Changelog

0.1.0

• Initial release to the PowerShell Gallery
• Included functions are Protect-PEMString and Unprotect-PEMString
• Fixed deployment issue

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Instructions

1. Click here to download the PEMEncrypt.zip file attached to the release.
2. If on Windows: Right-click the downloaded zip, select Properties, then unblock the file.

   This is to prevent having to unblock each file individually after unzipping.

3. Unzip the archive.
4. (Optional) Place the module folder somewhere in your PSModulePath.

   You can view the paths listed by running the environment variable $env:PSModulePath

5. Import the module, using the full path to the PSD1 file in place of PEMEncrypt if the unzipped module folder is not in your PSModulePath:

   # In $env:PSModulePath
   Import-Module PEMEncrypt
   
   # Otherwise, provide the path to the manifest:
   Import-Module -Path C:\MyPSModules\PEMEncrypt\0.1.0\PEMEncrypt.psd1