/// <summary>
/// Convert hashtable of public settings into two parts:
/// 1) Array of public settings in format:
/// [
/// {
/// "Name": "String Parameter",
/// "Value": "String Value",
/// "TypeName": "System.String"
/// }
/// ]
/// 2) Private settings hashtable. We extract all sensitive information (like password from PSCredential)
/// and store it in private settings. Public settings will reference them in form:
/// {
/// "Name": "AdminCredential",
/// "Value":
/// {
/// "Password" : "PrivateSettings:28AC4D36-A99B-41DE-8421-2BCC1C7C1A3B"
/// "UserName" : "DOMAIN\LOGIN"
/// },
/// "TypeName": "System.Management.Automation.PSCredential"
/// }
/// and private hashtable will look like that:
/// {
/// "28AC4D36-A99B-41DE-8421-2BCC1C7C1A3B" : "password"
/// }
/// </summary>
/// <param name="arguments"></param>
/// <returns>tuple of array (public settings) and hashtable (private settings)</returns>
private Tuple <DscPublicSettings.Property[], Hashtable> ConvertSettings(Hashtable arguments)
{
var publicSettings = new List <DscPublicSettings.Property>();
var privateSettings = new Hashtable();
if (arguments != null)
{
foreach (DictionaryEntry argument in arguments)
{
object entryValue = argument.Value;
string entryType = argument.Value == null ? "null" : argument.Value.GetType().ToString();
string entryName = argument.Key.ToString();
// Special case for PSCredential
PSCredential credential = argument.Value as PSCredential;
if (credential == null)
{
PSObject psObject = argument.Value as PSObject;
if (psObject != null)
{
credential = psObject.BaseObject as PSCredential;
}
}
if (credential != null)
{
// plainTextPassword is a string object with sensitive information in plain text.
// We pass it to 3rd party serializer which may create copies of the string.
string plainTextPassword = ConvertToUnsecureString(credential.Password);
string userName = credential.UserName;
string passwordRef = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
privateSettings.Add(passwordRef, plainTextPassword);
var newValue = new Hashtable();
newValue["UserName"] = String.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, userName);
newValue["Password"] = String.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, "PrivateSettingsRef:{0}",
passwordRef);
entryValue = newValue;
entryType = typeof(PSCredential).ToString();
}
var entry = new DscPublicSettings.Property()
{
Name = entryName,
TypeName = entryType,
Value = entryValue,
};
publicSettings.Add(entry);
}
}
return(new Tuple <DscPublicSettings.Property[], Hashtable>(publicSettings.ToArray(), privateSettings));
}
/// <summary>
/// Convert hashtable of public settings into two parts:
/// 1) Array of public settings in format:
/// [
/// {
/// "Name": "String Parameter",
/// "Value": "String Value",
/// "TypeName": "System.String"
/// }
/// ]
/// 2) Private settings hashtable. We extract all sensitive information (like password from PSCredential)
/// and store it in private settings. Public settings will reference them in form:
/// {
/// "Name": "AdminCredential",
/// "Value":
/// {
/// "Password" : "PrivateSettings:28AC4D36-A99B-41DE-8421-2BCC1C7C1A3B"
/// "UserName" : "DOMAIN\LOGIN"
/// },
/// "TypeName": "System.Management.Automation.PSCredential"
/// }
/// and private hashtable will look like that:
/// {
/// "28AC4D36-A99B-41DE-8421-2BCC1C7C1A3B" : "password"
/// }
/// </summary>
/// <param name="arguments"></param>
/// <returns>tuple of array (public settings) and hashtable (private settings)</returns>
private Tuple<DscPublicSettings.Property[], Hashtable> ConvertSettings(Hashtable arguments)
{
var publicSettings = new List<DscPublicSettings.Property>();
var privateSettings = new Hashtable();
if (arguments != null)
{
foreach (DictionaryEntry argument in arguments)
{
object entryValue = argument.Value;
string entryType = argument.Value == null ? "null" : argument.Value.GetType().ToString();
string entryName = argument.Key.ToString();
// Special case for PSCredential
PSCredential credential = argument.Value as PSCredential;
if (credential == null)
{
PSObject psObject = argument.Value as PSObject;
if (psObject != null)
{
credential = psObject.BaseObject as PSCredential;
}
}
if (credential != null)
{
// plainTextPassword is a string object with sensitive information in plain text.
// We pass it to 3rd party serializer which may create copies of the string.
string plainTextPassword = ConvertToUnsecureString(credential.Password);
string userName = credential.UserName;
string passwordRef = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
privateSettings.Add(passwordRef, plainTextPassword);
var newValue = new Hashtable();
newValue["UserName"] = String.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, userName);
newValue["Password"] = String.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, "PrivateSettingsRef:{0}",
passwordRef);
entryValue = newValue;
entryType = typeof (PSCredential).ToString();
}
var entry = new DscPublicSettings.Property()
{
Name = entryName,
TypeName = entryType,
Value = entryValue,
};
publicSettings.Add(entry);
}
}
return new Tuple<DscPublicSettings.Property[], Hashtable>(publicSettings.ToArray(), privateSettings);
}