Microsoft.PowerShell.Security

This section contains the help topics for the cmdlets that are installed with PowerShell Microsoft.PowerShell.Security module. The Security module contains cmdlets and providers that manage the basic security features of Windows.

Microsoft.PowerShell.Security

ConvertFrom-SecureString

Converts a secure string to an encrypted standard string.

ConvertTo-SecureString

Converts plain text or encrypted strings to secure strings.

Get-Acl

Gets the security descriptor for a resource, such as a file or registry key.

Get-AuthenticodeSignature

Gets information about the Authenticode signature for a file.

Get-CmsMessage

Gets content that has been encrypted by using the Cryptographic Message Syntax format.

Get-Credential

Gets a credential object based on a user name and password.

Get-ExecutionPolicy

Gets the execution policies for the current session.

Get-PfxCertificate

Gets information about PFX certificate files on the computer.

New-FileCatalog

New-FileCatalog creates a catalog file of file hashes that can be used to validate the authenticity of a file.

Protect-CmsMessage

Encrypts content by using the Cryptographic Message Syntax format.

Set-Acl

Changes the security descriptor of a specified item, such as a file or a registry key.

Set-AuthenticodeSignature

Adds an Authenticode signature to a PowerShell script or other file.

Set-ExecutionPolicy

Sets the PowerShell execution policies for Windows computers.

Test-FileCatalog

Test-FileCatalog validates whether the hashes contained in a catalog file (.cat) matches the hashes of the actual files in order to validate their authenticity.

This cmdlet is only supported on Windows.

Unprotect-CmsMessage

Decrypts content that has been encrypted by using the Cryptographic Message Syntax format.