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 encrypted standard strings to secure strings. It can also convert plain text to secure strings. It is used with ConvertFrom-SecureString and Read-Host.
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.
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.
Unprotect-CmsMessage	Decrypts content that has been encrypted by using the Cryptographic Message Syntax format.