---
id: 8040
title: "Get-AzPasswords: Encrypting Automation Password Data"
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/cloud-pentesting/encrypting-password-data-in-get-azpasswords/"
published_at: "2020-07-29T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["cloud", "pentesting", "azure", "encryption", "microburst", "automation-accounts", "get-azpasswords"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/8040"
lang: en
---

# Get-AzPasswords: Encrypting Automation Password Data

## Summary

Get-AzPasswords can expose Azure Automation credentials via runbook output; NetSPI added certificate-based CMS encryption so extracted passwords stay protected in logs and transit.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **Published:** 2020-07-29T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/cloud-pentesting/encrypting-password-data-in-get-azpasswords/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/8040