---
title: "Set-VBOOperatorAuthenticationSettings"
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 a TLS certificate used to..."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbo365/powershell/set-vbooperatorauthenticationsettings.html"
breadcrumb: "PowerShell Reference > Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 PowerShell Reference > Restore Portal > Set-VBOOperatorAuthenticationSettings"
dateModified: "2026-08-21"
---

# 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 a TLS 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.

::: note

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

:::

## Parameters

<table style="width:100%;" class="Blue_Table">
      <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">CertificateFilePath</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a path to the TLS certificate file.</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">CertificatePassword</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a password for the TLS certificate.</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>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">EnableAuthentication</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will enable restore operator authentication to the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 server with Microsoft 365 credentials.</p><p>Default: <em>False</em></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</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.

## Examples

::: example
### Installing New TLS Certificate to Authenticate Restore Operators

This example shows how to modify restore operator authentication settings, that is, install a new TLS 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:

1. Assign your certificate password to the `$plainpassword` variable.
2. Run the [`ConvertTo-SecureString`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.security/convertto-securestring) cmdlet with the `$plainpassword` variable to set the password to the `SecureString` type. Save the result to the `$securepassword` variable.
3. 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``](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.security/convertto-securestring)