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title: "Set-VBOAmazonS3Account"
description: "This cmdlet modifies Amazon S3 storage account credentials. To modify settings, you need to enter the necessary parameters with new values. The parameters that you omit will remain unchanged."
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dateModified: "2026-08-21"
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# Set-VBOAmazonS3Account

## Short Description
Modifies Amazon S3 storage account credentials.

## Syntax
```
Set-VBOAmazonS3Account -Account <VBOAmazonS3Account> [-AccessKey <String>] [-SecurityKey <SecureString>]
 [-Description <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet modifies Amazon S3 storage account credentials. To modify settings, you need to enter the necessary parameters with new values. The parameters that you omit will remain unchanged.

## Parameters

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      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Parameter</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Description</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Type</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Required</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Position</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Accept Pipeline Input</p>
        </th>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">AccessKey</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an access key. The cmdlet will use this key to add Amazon S3 storage account credentials to Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Account</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies Amazon S3 storage account credentials that you want to modify.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vboamazons3account.md"><code>VBOAmazonS3Account</code></a> object.</p><p>To get this object, run the <a href="get-vboamazons3account.md"><code>Get-VBOAmazonS3Account</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vboamazons3account.md"><code>VBOAmazonS3Account</code></a></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Description</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a description for Amazon S3 storage account credentials.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">SecurityKey</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a secret key. The cmdlet will use this secret key to add the Amazon S3 storage account credentials to Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SecureString</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>

`<CommonParameters>`

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see the [About Common Parameters](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216) section of Microsoft Learn.

## Output Object
The cmdlet returns the [`VBOAmazonS3Account`](vboamazons3account.md) object that contains Amazon S3 storage account credentials.

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1: Modifying Access Key for Amazon S3 Storage Account Credentials

This example shows how to modify an access key for Amazon S3 storage account credentials that are added to Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365.

```
$account = Get-VBOAmazonS3Account -AccessKey "?Iqws8NewidZydk"
Set-VBOAmazonS3Account -Account $account -AccessKey "%92$sQ}i1qblpQb"
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBOAmazonS3Account`](get-vboamazons3account.md) cmdlet. Specify the `AccessKey` parameter value. Save the result to the `$account` variable.
2. Run the `Set-VBOAmazonS3Account` cmdlet. Set the `$account` variable as the `Account` parameter value. Specify the `AccessKey` parameter value.

:::

::: example
### Example 2: Modifying Security Key for Amazon S3 Storage Account Credentials

This example shows how to modify a security key for Amazon S3 storage account credentials that are added to Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365.

```
$account = Get-VBOAmazonS3Account -Id 1dfc5af0-2605-47ac-94d8-13dea4d14608
$securepassword = Read-Host "Enter your password" -AsSecureString
Enter your password: **********
Set-VBOAmazonS3Account -Account $account -AccessKey "?Iqws8NewidZydk" -SecurityKey $securepassword
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBOAmazonS3Account`](get-vboamazons3account.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Id` parameter value. Save the result to the `$account` variable.
2. Run the [`Read-Host`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.utility/read-host) cmdlet. Specify the message that the console will display as a prompt. Provide the `AsSecureString` parameter. Save the result to the `$securepassword` variable.
3. Enter the password.
4. Run the `Set-VBOAmazonS3Account` cmdlet. Specify the following settings:

   - Set the `$account` variable as the `Account` parameter value.
   - Specify the `AccessKey` parameter value.
   - Set the `$securepassword` variable as the `SecurityKey` parameter value.

:::

::: example
### Example 3: Modifying Description for Amazon S3 Storage Account Credentials

This example shows how to modify a description for Amazon S3 storage account credentials that are added to Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365.

```
$account = Get-VBOAmazonS3Account -Id 1dfc5af0-2605-47ac-94d8-13dea4d14608
Set-VBOAmazonS3Account -Account $account -Description "Administrator Credential Records"
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBOAmazonS3Account`](get-vboamazons3account.md) cmdlet. Specify the `ID` parameter value. Save the result to the `$account` variable.
2. Run the `Set-VBOAmazonS3Account` cmdlet. Set the `$account` variable as the `Account` parameter value. Specify the `Description` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBOAmazonS3Account`](get-vboamazons3account.md)
- [``Read-Host``](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.utility/read-host)