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New-AzureStorageKey

Regenerates storage keys for an Azure storage account.

Note

The cmdlets referenced in this documentation are for managing legacy Azure resources that use Azure Service Manager (ASM) APIs. This legacy PowerShell module isn't recommended when creating new resources since ASM is scheduled for retirement. For more information, see Azure Service Manager retirement.

The Az PowerShell module is the recommended PowerShell module for managing Azure Resource Manager (ARM) resources with PowerShell.

Syntax

Default (Default)

New-AzureStorageKey
    [-KeyType] <String>
    [-StorageAccountName] <String>
    [-Profile <AzureSMProfile>]
    [-InformationAction <ActionPreference>]
    [-InformationVariable <String>]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The New-AzureStorageKey cmdlet regenerates the primary or secondary key for an Azure Storage account. It returns an object that contains the storage account name, primary key, and secondary key as properties.

Examples

Example 1: Regenerate a primary storage key

PS C:\> New-AzureStorageKey -KeyType "Primary" -StorageAccountName "ContosoStore01"

This command regenerates the primary storage key for the ContosoStore01 storage account.

Example 2: Regenerate a secondary storage key and save it in a variable

PS C:\> $ContosoStoreKey = New-AzureStorageKey -KeyType "Secondary" -StorageAccountName "ContosoStore01"

This command regenerate the secondary storage key for the ContosoStore01 storage account and stores the updated storage account key information in the $ContosoStoreKey.

Parameters

-InformationAction

Specifies how this cmdlet responds to an information event.

The acceptable values for this parameter are:

  • Continue
  • Ignore
  • Inquire
  • SilentlyContinue
  • Stop
  • Suspend

Parameter properties

Type:ActionPreference
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False
Aliases:infa

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-InformationVariable

Specifies an information variable.

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False
Aliases:iv

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-KeyType

Specifies which key to regenerate. Valid values are: Primary and Secondary.

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:0
Mandatory:True
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-Profile

Specifies the Azure profile from which this cmdlet reads. If you do not specify a profile, this cmdlet reads from the local default profile.

Parameter properties

Type:AzureSMProfile
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-StorageAccountName

Specifies the name of the Azure Storage account for which to regenerate a key.

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False
Aliases:ServiceName

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:1
Mandatory:True
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:True
Value from remaining arguments:False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

Outputs

StorageServiceKeys