Function Get-PasswordFromCredential {
    <#
    .SYNOPSIS
        Gets the password from a credential object. Allows us to regulate when and where we get passwords and to pass credentials around the application.

    .PARAMETER Credential
        [PSCredential] The credential with username and password configured.
    #>
    [CmdletBinding()]
    Param (
        [Parameter(Position = 0, ValueFromPipeline = $true, Mandatory = $true)]
        [PSCredential]$Credential
    )

    $tValue1 = $null

    $bstr1 = [Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStringToBSTR($Credential.Password);
    try
    {
        $tValue1 = [Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringBSTR($bstr1)
    }
    finally
    {
        [Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::FreeBSTR($bstr1);
    }
    return $tValue1
}