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+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+Prompts for Historian credentials and persists them to an encrypted file under the
+current user's profile, or loads previously-saved credentials into the current
+session's HISTORIAN_USER and HISTORIAN_PASSWORD environment variables.
+
+.DESCRIPTION
+Persistence uses Windows DPAPI via Export-Clixml. The resulting XML can only be
+decrypted by the same user account on the same machine. The file is saved
+outside the repository (default: $env:USERPROFILE\.histsdk\credentials.xml) so
+it cannot be accidentally committed.
+
+The integration tests in this repo read HISTORIAN_USER and HISTORIAN_PASSWORD
+from the process environment. Run this script with -Load before launching
+`dotnet test` to inject the saved credentials into the current session.
+
+.PARAMETER Load
+Read previously-saved credentials and set $env:HISTORIAN_USER + $env:HISTORIAN_PASSWORD
+in the current PowerShell session. The variables persist for the lifetime of
+this session only - re-run with -Load in a new shell.
+
+.PARAMETER Clear
+Delete the saved credentials file. Subsequent -Load calls will fail until
+credentials are re-saved.
+
+.PARAMETER Path
+Override the default storage path. Useful for keeping multiple credential sets
+side-by-side (e.g. local-vs-remote).
+
+.PARAMETER UserName
+Skip the username prompt and use the supplied value. Password is still prompted
+interactively. Convenient for scripted re-saves where only the password rotates.
+
+.EXAMPLE
+PS> .\scripts\Set-HistorianCredentials.ps1
+Prompts for username + password, saves both to %USERPROFILE%\.histsdk\credentials.xml.
+
+.EXAMPLE
+PS> .\scripts\Set-HistorianCredentials.ps1 -Load
+Loads the saved credentials into HISTORIAN_USER and HISTORIAN_PASSWORD for this session.
+
+.EXAMPLE
+PS> .\scripts\Set-HistorianCredentials.ps1 -Clear
+Deletes the saved credentials file.
+#>
+[CmdletBinding(DefaultParameterSetName = 'Save')]
+param(
+    [Parameter(ParameterSetName = 'Load')]
+    [switch]$Load,
+
+    [Parameter(ParameterSetName = 'Clear')]
+    [switch]$Clear,
+
+    [string]$Path = (Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE '.histsdk\credentials.xml'),
+
+    [Parameter(ParameterSetName = 'Save')]
+    [string]$UserName
+)
+
+$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+
+function ConvertTo-PlainText {
+    param([Parameter(Mandatory)][securestring]$SecureString)
+    $bstr = [Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStringToBSTR($SecureString)
+    try { [Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringBSTR($bstr) }
+    finally { [Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::ZeroFreeBSTR($bstr) }
+}
+
+if ($Clear) {
+    if (Test-Path $Path) {
+        Remove-Item -LiteralPath $Path -Force
+        Write-Host "Deleted $Path"
+    } else {
+        Write-Host "Nothing to clear (file does not exist): $Path"
+    }
+    return
+}
+
+if ($Load) {
+    if (-not (Test-Path $Path)) {
+        throw "No saved credentials at $Path. Run this script without -Load to save them first."
+    }
+    $cred = Import-Clixml -LiteralPath $Path
+    if ($cred -isnot [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential]) {
+        throw "File at $Path is not a PSCredential - re-save with this script."
+    }
+    $env:HISTORIAN_USER = $cred.UserName
+    $env:HISTORIAN_PASSWORD = ConvertTo-PlainText $cred.Password
+    Write-Host "Loaded credentials for '$($cred.UserName)' from $Path."
+    Write-Host "HISTORIAN_USER and HISTORIAN_PASSWORD are set for this PowerShell session."
+    return
+}
+
+# Save mode (default).
+$dir = Split-Path -Parent $Path
+if (-not (Test-Path $dir)) {
+    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $dir | Out-Null
+}
+
+if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($UserName)) {
+    $suggested = "$env:COMPUTERNAME\$env:USERNAME"
+    $UserName = Read-Host "Historian user [$suggested]"
+    if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($UserName)) {
+        $UserName = $suggested
+    }
+}
+
+$securePassword = Read-Host "Historian password for '$UserName'" -AsSecureString
+$cred = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential($UserName, $securePassword)
+$cred | Export-Clixml -LiteralPath $Path
+
+Write-Host ""
+Write-Host "Saved credentials for '$UserName' to $Path"
+Write-Host "(DPAPI-encrypted; decryptable only by '$env:USERNAME' on '$env:COMPUTERNAME'.)"
+Write-Host ""
+Write-Host "Run '.\scripts\Set-HistorianCredentials.ps1 -Load' in any new session to inject"
+Write-Host "the credentials into HISTORIAN_USER and HISTORIAN_PASSWORD."