$fileLocale = $PSScriptRoot + "\client.p12" $Pass = ConvertTo-SecureString -String 's3cr3t' -Force -AsPlainText $User = "whatever" $Cred = New-Object -TypeName "System.Management.Automation.PSCredential" -ArgumentList $User, $Pass Import-PfxCertificate -FilePath $filelocale -CertStoreLocation Cert:\CurrentUser\My -Password $Cred.Password