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increase Windows password complexity #175

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increase Windows password complexity
cchristous Jul 24, 2025
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6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions packer/windows/scripts/start-agent.ps1
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Expand Up @@ -116,12 +116,12 @@ $agentParams = Retry-Command -ScriptBlock {

# Create semaphore password and user
# This is the user we will use to run the nssm service for the agent
Add-Type -AssemblyName 'System.Web'
$UserName = "semaphore"
$Password = [System.Web.Security.Membership]::GeneratePassword(16, 0)
Write-Output "Creating '$UserName' user..."
Add-Type -AssemblyName 'System.Web'
$Password = [System.Web.Security.Membership]::GeneratePassword(127, 1)
$PasswordAsSecureString = $Password | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force
$Credentials = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -ArgumentList ".\$UserName",$PasswordAsSecureString
Write-Output "Creating '$UserName' user..."
New-LocalUser -Name $UserName -PasswordNeverExpires -Password $PasswordAsSecureString | out-null
Add-LocalGroupMember -Group "Administrators" -Member $UserName | out-null

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