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Short Description
Creates encryption key.
Applies to
Platform: VMware, Hyper-V
Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus
Syntax
Related Commands
None
Return Type
Detailed Description
This cmdlet creates a new encryption key.
This cmdlet accepts SecureString type. Use Microsoft PowerShell standard capabilities to convert your password into the SecureString.
Parameters
Parameter | Description | Required | Position | Accept | Accept |
Password | Specifies password you want to use to encrypt data. Accepts SecureString type. | True | 0 | True (by Value | False |
Description | Specifies description of the new encryption key that you can further use to search encryption keys. | False | 1 | False | False |
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information about common parameters, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216.
Example
This command creates a 'Veeam Administrator' encryption key.
The password is turned into a SecureString by running ConvertTo-SecureString and assigned to the '$securepassword' variable.
