# encoding: ascii # api: powershell # title: Set-SecureAutoLogon # description: This code does the same thing as Sysinternals AutoLogon.exe. However this allows for automation of the task. # version: 0.1 # type: function # author: Andy Arismendi # license: CC0 # x-poshcode-id: 2981 # x-archived: 2011-11-05T17:09:53 # x-published: 2011-09-29T20:42:00 # # [cmdletbinding()] param ( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [string] $Username, [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [System.Security.SecureString] $Password, [Parameter()] [string] $Domain, [Parameter()] [Int] $AutoLogonCount, [Parameter()] [switch] $RemoveLegalPrompt, [Parameter()] [System.IO.FileInfo] $BackupFile ) begin { [string] $WinlogonPath = "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" [string] $WinlogonBannerPolicyPath = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" [string] $Enable = 1 [string] $Disable = 0 # C# Code to P-invoke LSA LsaStorePrivateData function. Add-Type @" using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Text; using System.Runtime.InteropServices; namespace ComputerSystem { public class LSAutil { [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)] private struct LSA_UNICODE_STRING { public UInt16 Length; public UInt16 MaximumLength; public IntPtr Buffer; } [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)] private struct LSA_OBJECT_ATTRIBUTES { public int Length; public IntPtr RootDirectory; public LSA_UNICODE_STRING ObjectName; public uint Attributes; public IntPtr SecurityDescriptor; public IntPtr SecurityQualityOfService; } private enum LSA_AccessPolicy : long { POLICY_VIEW_LOCAL_INFORMATION = 0x00000001L, POLICY_VIEW_AUDIT_INFORMATION = 0x00000002L, POLICY_GET_PRIVATE_INFORMATION = 0x00000004L, POLICY_TRUST_ADMIN = 0x00000008L, POLICY_CREATE_ACCOUNT = 0x00000010L, POLICY_CREATE_SECRET = 0x00000020L, POLICY_CREATE_PRIVILEGE = 0x00000040L, POLICY_SET_DEFAULT_QUOTA_LIMITS = 0x00000080L, POLICY_SET_AUDIT_REQUIREMENTS = 0x00000100L, POLICY_AUDIT_LOG_ADMIN = 0x00000200L, POLICY_SERVER_ADMIN = 0x00000400L, POLICY_LOOKUP_NAMES = 0x00000800L, POLICY_NOTIFICATION = 0x00001000L } [DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError = true, PreserveSig = true)] private static extern uint LsaRetrievePrivateData( IntPtr PolicyHandle, ref LSA_UNICODE_STRING KeyName, out IntPtr PrivateData ); [DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError = true, PreserveSig = true)] private static extern uint LsaStorePrivateData( IntPtr policyHandle, ref LSA_UNICODE_STRING KeyName, ref LSA_UNICODE_STRING PrivateData ); [DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError = true, PreserveSig = true)] private static extern uint LsaOpenPolicy( ref LSA_UNICODE_STRING SystemName, ref LSA_OBJECT_ATTRIBUTES ObjectAttributes, uint DesiredAccess, out IntPtr PolicyHandle ); [DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError = true, PreserveSig = true)] private static extern uint LsaNtStatusToWinError( uint status ); [DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError = true, PreserveSig = true)] private static extern uint LsaClose( IntPtr policyHandle ); [DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError = true, PreserveSig = true)] private static extern uint LsaFreeMemory( IntPtr buffer ); private LSA_OBJECT_ATTRIBUTES objectAttributes; private LSA_UNICODE_STRING localsystem; private LSA_UNICODE_STRING secretName; public LSAutil(string key) { if (key.Length == 0) { throw new Exception("Key lenght zero"); } objectAttributes = new LSA_OBJECT_ATTRIBUTES(); objectAttributes.Length = 0; objectAttributes.RootDirectory = IntPtr.Zero; objectAttributes.Attributes = 0; objectAttributes.SecurityDescriptor = IntPtr.Zero; objectAttributes.SecurityQualityOfService = IntPtr.Zero; localsystem = new LSA_UNICODE_STRING(); localsystem.Buffer = IntPtr.Zero; localsystem.Length = 0; localsystem.MaximumLength = 0; secretName = new LSA_UNICODE_STRING(); secretName.Buffer = Marshal.StringToHGlobalUni(key); secretName.Length = (UInt16)(key.Length * UnicodeEncoding.CharSize); secretName.MaximumLength = (UInt16)((key.Length + 1) * UnicodeEncoding.CharSize); } private IntPtr GetLsaPolicy(LSA_AccessPolicy access) { IntPtr LsaPolicyHandle; uint ntsResult = LsaOpenPolicy(ref this.localsystem, ref this.objectAttributes, (uint)access, out LsaPolicyHandle); uint winErrorCode = LsaNtStatusToWinError(ntsResult); if (winErrorCode != 0) { throw new Exception("LsaOpenPolicy failed: " + winErrorCode); } return LsaPolicyHandle; } private static void ReleaseLsaPolicy(IntPtr LsaPolicyHandle) { uint ntsResult = LsaClose(LsaPolicyHandle); uint winErrorCode = LsaNtStatusToWinError(ntsResult); if (winErrorCode != 0) { throw new Exception("LsaClose failed: " + winErrorCode); } } public void SetSecret(string value) { LSA_UNICODE_STRING lusSecretData = new LSA_UNICODE_STRING(); if (value.Length > 0) { //Create data and key lusSecretData.Buffer = Marshal.StringToHGlobalUni(value); lusSecretData.Length = (UInt16)(value.Length * UnicodeEncoding.CharSize); lusSecretData.MaximumLength = (UInt16)((value.Length + 1) * UnicodeEncoding.CharSize); } else { //Delete data and key lusSecretData.Buffer = IntPtr.Zero; lusSecretData.Length = 0; lusSecretData.MaximumLength = 0; } IntPtr LsaPolicyHandle = GetLsaPolicy(LSA_AccessPolicy.POLICY_CREATE_SECRET); uint result = LsaStorePrivateData(LsaPolicyHandle, ref secretName, ref lusSecretData); ReleaseLsaPolicy(LsaPolicyHandle); uint winErrorCode = LsaNtStatusToWinError(result); if (winErrorCode != 0) { throw new Exception("StorePrivateData failed: " + winErrorCode); } } } } "@ } process { try { $decryptedPass = [Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringAuto( [Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStringToBSTR($Password) ) if ($BackupFile) { #Initialize the hash table with a string comparer to allow case sensitive keys. #This allows differentiation between the winlogon and system policy logon banner strings. $OrigionalSettings = New-Object System.Collections.Hashtable ([system.stringcomparer]::CurrentCulture) $OrigionalSettings.AutoAdminLogon = (Get-ItemProperty $WinlogonPath ).AutoAdminLogon $OrigionalSettings.ForceAutoLogon = (Get-ItemProperty $WinlogonPath).ForceAutoLogon $OrigionalSettings.DefaultUserName = (Get-ItemProperty $WinlogonPath).DefaultUserName $OrigionalSettings.DefaultDomainName = (Get-ItemProperty $WinlogonPath).DefaultDomainName #$OrigionalSettings.DefaultPassword = (Get-ItemProperty $WinlogonPath).DefaultPassword $OrigionalSettings.AutoLogonCount = (Get-ItemProperty $WinlogonPath).AutoLogonCount #The winlogon logon banner settings. $OrigionalSettings.LegalNoticeCaption = (Get-ItemProperty $WinlogonPath).LegalNoticeCaption $OrigionalSettings.LegalNoticeText = (Get-ItemProperty $WinlogonPath).LegalNoticeText #The system policy logon banner settings. $OrigionalSettings.legalnoticecaption = (Get-ItemProperty $WinlogonBannerPolicyPath).legalnoticecaption $OrigionalSettings.legalnoticetext = (Get-ItemProperty $WinlogonBannerPolicyPath).legalnoticetext $OrigionalSettings | Export-Clixml -Depth 10 -Path $BackupFile } # Store the password securely. $lsaUtil = New-Object ComputerSystem.LSAutil -ArgumentList "DefaultPassword" $lsaUtil.SetSecret($decryptedPass) Set-ItemProperty -Path $WinlogonPath -Name AutoAdminLogon -Value $Enable -Force -ErrorAction Stop Set-ItemProperty -Path $WinlogonPath -Name DefaultUserName -Value $Username -Force -ErrorAction Stop Set-ItemProperty -Path $WinlogonPath -Name DefaultDomainName -Value $Domain -Force -ErrorAction Stop if ($AutoLogonCount) { Set-ItemProperty -Path $WinlogonPath -Name AutoLogonCount -Value $AutoLogonCount -Force -ErrorAction Stop } else { Remove-ItemProperty -Path $WinlogonPath -Name AutoLogonCount -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } if ($RemoveLegalPrompt) { Set-ItemProperty -Path $WinlogonPath -Name LegalNoticeCaption -Value $null -Force Set-ItemProperty -Path $WinlogonPath -Name LegalNoticeText -Value $null -Force Set-ItemProperty -Path $WinlogonBannerPolicyPath -Name legalnoticecaption -Value $null -Force Set-ItemProperty -Path $WinlogonBannerPolicyPath -Name legalnoticetext -Value $null -Force } } catch { throw 'Failed to set auto logon. The error was: "{0}".' -f $_ } } <# .SYNOPSIS Enables auto logon using the specified username and password. .PARAMETER Username The username of the user to automatically logon as. .PARAMETER Password The password for the user to automatically logon as. .PARAMETER Domain The domain of the user to automatically logon as. .PARAMETER AutoLogonCount The number of logons that auto logon will be enabled. .PARAMETER RemoveLegalPrompt Removes the system banner to ensure interventionless logon. .PARAMETER BackupFile If specified the existing settings such as the system banner text will be backed up to the specified file. .EXAMPLE PS C:\> Set-AutoLogon ` -Username $env:USERNAME ` -Password $AdminUserPass ` -AutoLogonCount 2 ` -RemoveLegalPrompt ` -BackupFile "$scriptHome\WinlogonBackup.xml" .INPUTS None. .OUTPUTS None. .NOTES Revision History: 2011-04-19 : Andy Arismendi - Created. 2011-09-29 : Andy Arismendi - Changed to use LSA secrets to store password securely. .LINK http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324737 .LINK http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa378750 #>