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Redact powershell output
I'd like to change every 3-4, 7-8, 11-12, 15-16... character in a line of output into two X's.
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
-rich
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Get-CimInstance Win32_OperatingSystem |FLBecomes:
SystemDirectory : C:\windows\system32
Organization : Example.com
BuildNumber : 7601
RegisteredUser : Example User
SerialNumber : 00392-918-5000002-888888
Version : 6.1.7601
It seems simple, but the solution is eluding me.
Get-CimInstance Win32_OperatingSystem |FL
SystemDirectory : C:XXinXXwsXXysXXm3X
Organization : ExXXplXXcoXX
BuildNumber : 76XX
RegisteredUser : ExXXplXXUsXX
SerialNumber : 00XX2-XX8-XX00XX2-XX88XX
Version : 6.XX76XX
-rich
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