Start with Microsoft's SecretStore
If you need to retrieve an API key and submit it as plain text.
$vrkdApiKey = Get-Secret -Name VrkdApiKey -AsPlainText
Connect-Verkada -x_api_key $vrkdApiKey
#or
Connect-Verkada -x_api_key (Get-Secret -Name VrkdApiKey -AsPlainText)If you need to retrieve a user password and submit it as a SecureString.
$vrkdUsrPwd = Get-Secret -Name VrkdUsrPwd
Connect-Verkada -org_id [your_orgId] -UserName [your_username] -MyPwd $vrkdUsrPwd
#or
Connect-Verkada -org_id [your_orgId] -UserName [your_username] -MyPwd (Get-Secret -Name VrkdUsrPwd)