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Set-VBOEncryptionKey

Short Description

Modifies encryption keys for object storage repositories.

Syntax

Set-VBOEncryptionKey -EncryptionKey <VBOEncryptionKey> [-OldPassword <securestring>] [-NewPassword <securestring>] [-Description <string>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet modifies an encryption key for object storage repositories that have been created before. To modify settings, you need to enter the necessary parameters with new values. The parameters that you omit will remain unchanged.

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Type

Required

Position

Accept Pipeline Input

Accept Wildcard Characters

EncryptionKey

Specifies an encryption key that you want to modify.

Accepts the VBOEncryptionKey object.

To get this object, run the Get-VBOEncryptionKey cmdlet.

True

Named

False

False

NewPassword

Specifies a new password that you want to apply to the encryption key.

SecureString

False

Named

False

False

OldPassword

Specifies an old password that you want to modify.

SecureString

False

Named

False

False

Description

Specifies a new description that you want to apply to the encryption key.

String

False

Named

False

False

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see the About CommonParameters section of Microsoft Docs.

Output Object

The cmdlet returns the VBOEncryptionKey object that contains settings of an encryption key.

Examples

Set-VBOEncryptionKeyExample 1. Modifying Encryption Key Password

This example shows how to modify an encryption key password.

$newpassword = Read-Host "Enter your password" -AsSecureString

Enter your password: *********

$key = Get-VBOEncryptionKey -Description "Veeam Admin Key"

Set-VBOEncryptionKey -EncryptionKey $key -NewPassword $newpassword

Perform the following steps:

  1. Create a new secure password:
  1. Run the Read-Host cmdlet. Specify the message that the console will display as a prompt. Provide the AsSecureString parameter. Save the result to the $newpassword variable.
  2. Enter the password.
  1. Run the Get-VBOEncryptionKey cmdlet. Specify the Description parameter value. Save the result to the $key variable.
  2. Run the Set-VBOEncryptionKey cmdlet. Set the $key variable as the EncryptionKey parameter value. Set the $newpassword variable as the NewPassword parameter value.

Set-VBOEncryptionKeyExample 2. Modifying Encryption Key Description

This example shows how to modify an encryption key description.

$key = Get-VBOEncryptionKey -Description "Veeam Admin Key"

Set-VBOEncryptionKey -EncryptionKey $key -Description "Veeam Administrator"

Perform the following steps:

  1. Run the Get-VBOEncryptionKey cmdlet. Specify the Description parameter value. Save the result to the $key variable.
  2. Run the Set-VBOEncryptionKey cmdlet. Set the $key variable as the EncryptionKey parameter value. Specify a new value for the Description parameter.

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