[Bug]: Cannot convert value when setting UseHTTPCRL set to true

[aaearon]

Description

When I have set UseHTTPCRL = $true for my CA role properties, I get the following error when doing Install-Lab:

SetValueInvocationException: Exception setting "Properties": "Cannot convert value "System.Collections.Hashtable" to type "AutomatedLab.SerializableDictionary`2[System.String,System.String]". Error: "The entry with the key
'UseHTTPCRL' could not be added due to the error: Unable to cast object of type 'System.Boolean' to type 'System.String'.""

Steps to reproduce the issue

1. Define the properties in the role definition.

$CaRootRole = Get-LabMachineRoleDefinition -Role CaRoot @{
    CACommonName        = "$DomainName-DC01-CA"
    CAType              = 'EnterpriseRootCA'
    KeyLength           = '4096'
    UseHTTPCRL          = $true
    ValidityPeriod      = 'Years'
    ValidityPeriodUnits = '10'
}

$DC01Parameters = @{
    Name           = 'DC01'
    DomainName     = $DomainName
    Roles          = 'RootDC', $CaRootRole, 'Routing'
    NetworkAdapter = $DC01NetworkAdapters
}
Add-LabMachineDefinition @DC01Parameters

2. Type Install-Lab.
3. Receive error that looks something like the below:

21:39:24|00:00:00|00:00:00.000| Initialization
21:39:24|00:00:00|00:00:00.091| - Host operating system version: 'Microsoft Windows 11 Pro, 10.0.22621.0'
21:39:24|00:00:00|00:00:00.102| - Creating new lab definition with name 'TimSchindler'
21:39:24|00:00:00|00:00:00.121| - Location of lab definition files will be 'C:\ProgramData\AutomatedLab/Labs/TimSchindler'
21:39:25|00:00:00|00:00:00.770| - Location of LabSources folder is 'C:\LabSources'
21:39:25|00:00:00|00:00:00.000| - Auto-adding ISO files
21:39:25|00:00:01|00:00:00.248|   - Added 'C:\LabSources\ISOs\17763.3650.221105-1748.rs5_release_svc_refresh_SERVER_EVAL_x64FRE_en-us.iso'
21:39:25|00:00:01|00:00:00.282|   - Done
21:39:25|00:00:01|00:00:00.296| - Path for VMs specified as 'C:\AutomatedLab-VMs'
SetValueInvocationException: Exception setting "Properties": "Cannot convert value "System.Collections.Hashtable" to type "AutomatedLab.SerializableDictionary`2[System.String,System.String]". Error: "The entry with the key
'UseHTTPCRL' could not be added due to the error: Unable to cast object of type 'System.Boolean' to type 'System.String'.""
21:39:26|00:00:02|00:00:00.000| - Adding Hyper-V machine definition 'DC01'        (Roles: RootDC, CaRoot, Routing)
21:39:28|00:00:03|00:00:01.413|   - Done
21:39:28|00:00:03|00:00:00.000| - Adding Hyper-V machine definition 'SERVER01'
21:39:29|00:00:04|00:00:00.875|   - Done
21:39:29|00:00:04|00:00:00.000| - Adding Hyper-V machine definition 'VAULT01'
21:39:29|00:00:05|00:00:00.754|   - Done
21:39:30|00:00:06|00:00:00.000| - Adding Hyper-V machine definition 'COMP01'      (Roles: WebServer)
21:39:31|00:00:07|00:00:01.389|   - Done
21:39:32|00:00:08|00:00:00.000| - Adding Hyper-V machine definition 'PSM01'
21:39:33|00:00:08|00:00:00.882|   - Done

PowerShell Version

PS C:\Users\Tim>  $PSVersionTable

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      7.3.4
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    7.3.4
OS                             Microsoft Windows 10.0.22621
Platform                       Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion              3.0

PS C:\Users\Tim>

AutomatedLab Version

PS C:\Users\Tim> Get-Module AutomatedLab* -List | Select Name,Version

Name                      Version
----                      -------
AutomatedLab              5.48.0
AutomatedLab              5.47.0
AutomatedLab.Common       2.3.17
AutomatedLab.Common       2.3.5
AutomatedLabDefinition    5.48.0
AutomatedLabDefinition    5.47.0
AutomatedLabNotifications 5.48.0
AutomatedLabNotifications 5.47.0
AutomatedLabTest          5.48.0
AutomatedLabTest          5.47.0
AutomatedLabUnattended    5.48.0
AutomatedLabUnattended    5.47.0
AutomatedLabWorker        5.48.0
AutomatedLabWorker        5.47.0

PS C:\Users\Tim>

[aaearon]

Seems Yes and No are the valid options for UseHTTPCRL but this is not well documented. Where could this information best go and I could open a PR.

[raandree]

Thank you for your report, @aaearon. The most convenient way for us would be a PR created by you.