Export-SCACAesKey

Applies To: System Center 2012 - App Controller

Export-SCACAesKey

Exports the App Controller AES key from the registry to the specified file.

Syntax

Parameter Set: __AllParameterSets
Export-SCACAesKey [-FilePath] <String> [-Password] <SecureString> [ <CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

The Export-SCACAESKey cmdlet exports the System Center 2012 - App Controller Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) key from the registry to the specified file. Use the FilePath parameter to specify the destination file.

Parameters

-FilePath<String>

Specifies a file location path.

Aliases	none
Required?	true
Position?	1
Default Value	none
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-Password<SecureString>

Specifies a secure string that contains a password.

Aliases	none
Required?	true
Position?	2
Default Value	none
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

• System.String, System.Security.SecureString

Examples

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Description

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The first command creates a secure string for the provided password and stores the secure string in the $Password parameter.

The second command exports the App Controller AES key to the Key.txt file at the specified file path using the password stored in $Password.

PS C:\> $Password = ConvertTo-SecureString "PassWord!" -AsPlainText -Force
PS C:\> Export-SCACAESKey -FilePath "C:\Keys\Key.txt" -Password $Password