powershell/PSAvoidUsingComputerNameHardcoded

powershell/PSAvoidUsingComputerNameHardcoded is a PSScriptAnalyzer diagnostic emitted by tally for PowerShell snippets embedded in Dockerfiles.

Property	Value
Severity	Error
Category	PSScriptAnalyzer
Auto-fix	No

Description

The names of computers should never be hard coded as this will expose sensitive information. The ComputerName parameter should never have a hard coded value.

How

Remove hard coded computer names.

Example 1

Problematic code

Function Invoke-MyRemoteCommand ()
{
    Invoke-Command -Port 343 -ComputerName hardcoderemotehostname
}

Correct code

Function Invoke-MyCommand ($ComputerName)
{
    Invoke-Command -Port 343 -ComputerName $ComputerName
}

Example 2

Problematic code

Function Invoke-MyLocalCommand ()
{
    Invoke-Command -Port 343 -ComputerName hardcodelocalhostname
}

Correct code

Function Invoke-MyLocalCommand ()
{
    Invoke-Command -Port 343 -ComputerName $env:COMPUTERNAME
}

Source

This rule documentation is adapted from Microsoft’s PSScriptAnalyzer documentation for AvoidUsingComputerNameHardcoded, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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