Connect-MsolService - providing credentials without exposing password in script - powershell

Question

I wish to run the below PowerShell script as a scheduled task to pull provisioning logs from Azure AD. However, I do not wish to embed the password. I appreciate this is not a problem specific to PowerShell or Microsoft Online. What technique can I use to not have the password stored as clear text? Thanks
Script credits go to: Pawel Janowicz
$AzureUsername = 'log.reader#tenant.net'
$Password = "xxxxxx"
$SecureString = ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText $Password -Force
$SecuredCreds = New-Object -TypeName System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -ArgumentList $AzureUsername,$SecureString
$OutputCSV = "$Env:USERPROFILE\desktop\DirSyncProvisioningErrors_$(Get-Date -Format "yyyyMMdd").csv"
###### Connecting ############################################################################################################
Try{
[void] (Connect-MsolService -Credential $SecuredCreds)
$Session = New-PSSession -ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -ConnectionUri https://outlook.office365.com/powershell-liveid/ -Credential $SecuredCreds -Authentication Basic -AllowRedirection
[void] (Import-PSSession $Session -DisableNameChecking)
}
Catch{
$_.Exception.Message
Read-Host 'Press enter to close the window'
Remove-PSSession $Session
Exit
}
###### Getting errors ########################################################################################################
If(Get-MsolHasObjectsWithDirSyncProvisioningErrors){
Try{
$Errors = Get-MsolDirSyncProvisioningError -All | select DisplayName,ObjectID,ObjectType,ProvisioningErrors
$Results = Foreach ($i in $Errors){
$AllErrors = $i.ProvisioningErrors
$AllErrors | %{
$ErrorItem = $_
Get-AzureADObjectByObjectId -ObjectIds $i.objectid | Foreach{
New-Object PSObject -Property ([ordered]#{
'Displayname' = $i.displayname
'ObjectType' = $i.ObjectType
'Attribute' = $ErrorItem.propertyname
'Conflicting value' = $ErrorItem.propertyvalue
})
}
}
}
}
Catch{
$_.Exception.Message
Read-Host 'Press enter to close the window'
Remove-PSSession $Session
Exit
}
}
###### Results ###############################################################################################################
If($Results){
$Results | Format-Table -AutoSize
#Exporting CSV
$Results | Export-CSV $OutputCSV -NoTypeInformation -Force
}
Remove-PSSession $Session

Answer 1

Thank You Theo for providing your suggestion as a comment. Making this as answer to help other community member.
I have executed the command and getting a display to enter the password rather than it was manually provided in script itself.
$SecuredCreds = Get-Credential -UserName 'log.reader#tenant.net' -Message "Please enter credentials"
$OutputCSV = "$Env:USERPROFILE\desktop\DirSyncProvisioningErrors_$(Get-Date -Format "yyyyMMdd").csv"
###### Connecting ############################################################################################################
Try{
[void] (Connect-MsolService -Credential $SecuredCreds)
$Session = New-PSSession -ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -ConnectionUri https://outlook.office365.com/powershell-liveid/ -Credential $SecuredCreds -Authentication Basic -AllowRedirection
[void] (Import-PSSession $Session -DisableNameChecking)
}
Catch{
$_.Exception.Message
Read-Host 'Press enter to close the window'
Remove-PSSession $Session
Exit
}
###### Getting errors ########################################################################################################
If(Get-MsolHasObjectsWithDirSyncProvisioningErrors){
Try{
$Errors = Get-MsolDirSyncProvisioningError -All | select DisplayName,ObjectID,ObjectType,ProvisioningErrors
$Results = Foreach ($i in $Errors){
$AllErrors = $i.ProvisioningErrors
$AllErrors | %{
$ErrorItem = $_
Get-AzureADObjectByObjectId -ObjectIds $i.objectid | Foreach{
New-Object PSObject -Property ([ordered]#{
'Displayname' = $i.displayname
'ObjectType' = $i.ObjectType
'Attribute' = $ErrorItem.propertyname
'Conflicting value' = $ErrorItem.propertyvalue
})
}
}
}
}
Catch{
$_.Exception.Message
Read-Host 'Press enter to close the window'
Remove-PSSession $Session
Exit
}
}
###### Results ###############################################################################################################
If($Results){
$Results | Format-Table -AutoSize
#Exporting CSV
$Results | Export-CSV $OutputCSV -NoTypeInformation -Force
}
Remove-PSSession $Session