function Assert-ConfigurationDataParameterType {
    [CmdletBinding()]
    Param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
        [string]
        $Name,

        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
        $Definition,

        [AllowNull()]
        $Value
    )

    if(-not (Test-ConfigurationDataMapContainsKey -Map $Definition -Key "Type")){
        return
    }

    $TypeName = ([string](Get-ConfigurationDataMapValue -Map $Definition -Key "Type")).ToLowerInvariant()

    switch($TypeName){
        "string" {
            if(Test-ConfigurationDataSecretReference -Value $Value){
                Assert-ConfigurationDataSecretReference -Name $Name -TypeName "string" -Value $Value
                return
            }

            if($Value -isnot [string]){
                throw "Parameter [$Name] expects type [string], but received [$($Value.GetType().Name)]."
            }
        }
        { $_ -in @("int", "integer") } {
            if(-not (Test-ConfigurationDataValueIsInteger -Value $Value)){
                throw "Parameter [$Name] expects type [int], but received [$($Value.GetType().Name)]."
            }
        }
        { $_ -in @("bool", "boolean") } {
            if($Value -isnot [bool]){
                throw "Parameter [$Name] expects type [bool], but received [$($Value.GetType().Name)]."
            }
        }
        "array" {
            if($Value -isnot [System.Array] -or $Value -is [string]){
                throw "Parameter [$Name] expects type [array], but received [$($Value.GetType().Name)]."
            }
        }
        { $_ -in @("hashtable", "object") } {
            if(-not (Test-ConfigurationDataMap -Value $Value)){
                throw "Parameter [$Name] expects type [hashtable], but received [$($Value.GetType().Name)]."
            }
        }
        "securestring" {
            if(($Value -isnot [string]) -and ($Value -isnot [System.Security.SecureString]) -and (-not (Test-ConfigurationDataMap -Value $Value))){
                throw "Parameter [$Name] expects type [secureString], but received [$($Value.GetType().Name)]."
            }

            Assert-ConfigurationDataSecretReference -Name $Name -TypeName "securestring" -Value $Value
        }
        "credential" {
            if(($Value -isnot [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential]) -and (-not (Test-ConfigurationDataMap -Value $Value))){
                throw "Parameter [$Name] expects type [credential], but received [$($Value.GetType().Name)]."
            }

            Assert-ConfigurationDataSecretReference -Name $Name -TypeName "credential" -Value $Value
        }
        default {
            throw "Parameter [$Name] uses unsupported type [$TypeName]."
        }
    }
}