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Steps to reproduce

Along with the common security rules and defined by e.g. PSScriptAnalyzer rule PSAvoidUsingPlainTextForPassword:

Parameter '$Password' should use SecureString,
otherwise this will expose sensitive information.
See ConvertTo-SecureString for more information.

Related: StackOverflow: Hide not the output but the actual command containing sensitive info in devops logs

Expected behavior

Have a [PSCredential] parameter instead

Actual behavior

Set-ScheduledTask accepts a plain text password ([[-Password] <String>])

Environment data

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      7.2.0
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    7.2.0
OS                             Microsoft Windows 10.0.22000
Platform                       Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion              3.0

Visuals

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