Set-VBOOperatorAuthenticationSettings

Short Description

Modifies restore operator authentication settings.

Syntax

Set-VBOOperatorAuthenticationSettings [-EnableAuthentication] [-CertificateFilePath <String>] [-CertificatePassword <SecureString>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet modifies restore operator authentication settings. These settings specify whether restore operators are allowed to authenticate to the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 server with Microsoft 365 credentials and an SSL certificate used to establish connection with the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 server.

To modify settings, you need to enter the necessary parameters with new values. The parameters that you omit will remain unchanged.

Set-VBOOperatorAuthenticationSettings Note

This cmdlet accepts the SecureString type. Use Microsoft PowerShell standard capabilities to convert your password into the SecureString.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
EnableAuthentication	Defines that the cmdlet will enable restore operator authentication to the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 server with Microsoft 365 credentials. Default: False	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
CertificateFilePath	Specifies a path to the SSL certificate file.	String	False	Named	False
CertificatePassword	Specifies a password for the SSL certificate.	SecureString	False	Named	False

Parameter

Description

Type

Required

Position

Accept Pipeline Input

EnableAuthentication

Defines that the cmdlet will enable restore operator authentication to the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 server with Microsoft 365 credentials.

Default: False

SwitchParameter

False

Named

False

CertificateFilePath

Specifies a path to the SSL certificate file.

String

False

Named

False

CertificatePassword

Specifies a password for the SSL certificate.

SecureString

False

Named

False

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

Example

Installing New SSL Certificate to Authenticate Restore Operators

This example shows how to modify restore operator authentication settings, that is, install a new SSL certificate to be used by restore operators to establish connection with the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 server.

$plainpassword = "Password1234plain"

$securepassword = $plainpassword | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force

Set-VBOOperatorAuthenticationSettings -EnableAuthentication -CertificateFilePath "C:\cert.pfx" -CertificatePassword $securepassword

Perform the following steps:

Assign your certificate password to the $plainpassword variable.
Run the ConvertTo-SecureString cmdlet with the $plainpassword variable to set the password to the SecureString type. Save the result to the $securepassword variable.
Run the Set-VBOOperatorAuthenticationSettings cmdlet. Specify the following settings:

Provide the EnableAuthentication parameter.
Specify the CertificateFilePath parameter value.
Set the $securepassword variable as the CertificatePassword parameter value.

Related Commands

ConvertTo-SecureString