Any variable containing the word "credit" triggers PSAvoidUsingPlainTextForPassword

Steps to reproduce

Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer -IncludeSuppressed -ScriptDefinition 'Param([string] $creditor = ""); Write-Information $creditor'

Expected behavior

(no output)

Actual behavior

RuleName                            Severity     ScriptName Line  Message
--------                            --------     ---------- ----  -------
PSAvoidUsingPlainTextForPassword    Warning                 1     Parameter '$creditor' should not use String type but either
                                                                  SecureString or PSCredential, otherwise it increases the
                                                                  chance to to expose this sensitive information.

Environment data

> $PSVersionTable

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      7.3.2
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    7.3.2
OS                             Microsoft Windows 10.0.19044
Platform                       Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion              3.0


> (Get-Module -ListAvailable PSScriptAnalyzer).Version | ForEach-Object { $_.ToString() }
1.21.0

[SydneyhSmith]

Thanks cred is chosen because it is the most used abbreviation… we would rather see a PR for a more specific compare rather than a list of words to exclude

[BrianL-STCU]

Yes, I excluding/suppressing is what I meant, but I’d like to keep using it. It’s a good rule that has simply overextended its reach. Working in finance, cred is just going to match too many credit card-related fields.