Powershell add certificate based credential to windows credential manager

Question

Hello,

It is possible to add certificate based credential to windows credential manager with powershell or intune? The certificate is located in the device certificate store on a windows 10 client.

Answer 1

Hello there,

To add a certificate-based credential to the Windows Credential Manager using PowerShell, you can use the New-StoredCredential cmdlet. Here's an example of how to do it:

Open PowerShell with administrative privileges.

Retrieve the thumbprint of the certificate you want to add as a credential. You can use the following command to list the thumbprints of the certificates installed on your system:

Get-ChildItem -Path Cert:\CurrentUser\My

Note down the thumbprint of the certificate you want to use.

Run the following command to add the certificate-based credential to the Credential Manager:

$cred = New-Object -TypeName System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -ArgumentList "username", (Get-Item -Path Cert:\CurrentUser\My\THUMBPRINT).Certificate.PrivateKey

New-StoredCredential -Target "TargetName" -Credential $cred

Replace "username" with the username associated with the certificate. Replace "THUMBPRINT" with the actual thumbprint of the certificate. Replace "TargetName" with a name that represents the target for which you're adding the credential (e.g., the website or application).

The certificate's private key is used as the password for the credential.

Once the command runs successfully, the certificate-based credential will be added to the Windows Credential Manager.

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Hope this resolves your Query !!

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