function New-PSIPAMSession {
    [CmdletBinding()]
    param (
        [parameter(Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$true,ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true,Position=0)]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [string]$URL,
        [parameter(Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$true,ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true,Position=1)]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [string]$AppID,
        [parameter(Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$true,ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true,Position=2)]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [pscredential]$Credentials
    )
    $_bstr          = [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStringToBSTR($Credentials.Password)
    $_password      = [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringBSTR($_bstr)
    $_uri           = "$URL/api/$AppID/user"
    $_auth          = [System.Convert]::ToBase64String([System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetBytes("$($Credentials.UserName):$_password")) 
    $_headers  = @{
        "Accept"        = "application/json"
        "Content-Type"  = "application/json"
        "Authorization" = "Basic $_auth"
    }

    $_response  = Invoke-RestMethod -Method Post -Uri $_uri -Headers $_headers -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

    if ($_response.success -eq $true) {
        $script:ipamAuth        = $true
        $script:ipamToken       = $_response.data.token
        $script:ipamAppID       = $AppID
        $script:ipamURL         = $URL
        $script:ipamCredentials = $Credentials
        $script:ipamExpires     = Get-Date $_response.data.expires
    } else {
        $_response.error
    }
}
Export-ModuleMember -Function New-PSIPAMSession