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@john66571 good call out. Note though that a few more steps are taken before base64 is returned. Check the content from this source Release 1.0.8 · Azure/ArcEnabledServersGroupPolicy · GitHub , specifically AzureArcDeployment.psm1, and follow the breadcrumbs of the protect() call that is being made....
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Thank you @Simone_Oor for Sharing this Great Blogpost with the Community
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@john66571 you are correct: base64 is not an "encryption". But here we are talking about "ProtectBase64" which is utilizing DPAPI for the protection/encryption of the "payload".
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base64, maybe im missing something but thats not encryption? (but then again, i have never used dpapiutil)
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Very useful tips and explanations :) thanks for sharing! Happy Azure Stacking!!!
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