---
title: "Set-VBOSecuritySettings"
description: "This cmdlet modifies security settings. These settings specify a TLS certificate used to establish connection with backup proxy servers in a workgroup. To modify settings, you need to enter the necessary parameters with new values."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbo365/powershell/set-vbosecuritysettings.html"
breadcrumb: "PowerShell Reference > Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 PowerShell Reference > Security Settings > Set-VBOSecuritySettings"
dateModified: "2026-08-21"
---

# Set-VBOSecuritySettings

## Short Description
Modifies security settings.

## Syntax
```
Set-VBOSecuritySettings -CertificateFilePath <String> [-CertificatePassword <SecureString>] [-Force] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet modifies security settings. These settings specify a TLS certificate used to establish connection with backup proxy servers in a workgroup.

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>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">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">Force</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will change security settings without prompting the user to confirm the operation.</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.

## Output Object
The cmdlet returns the [`VBOSecuritySettings`](vbosecuritysettings.md) object that contains security settings.

## Examples

::: example
### Installing New TLS Certificate

This example shows how to modify security settings, that is, install a new TLS certificate to be used by workgroup backup proxy servers.

```
$plainpassword = "Password1234plain"
$securepassword = $plainpassword | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force
Set-VBOSecuritySettings -CertificateFilePath "C:\Certificates" -CertificatePassword $securepassword -Force
```

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 `$securepassword` variable.
3. Run the `Set-VBOSecuritySettings` cmdlet with the `$securepassword` variable. Specify the `CertificateFilePath` parameter value. Provide the `Force` parameter.

:::

## Related Commands

[``ConvertTo-SecureString``](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.security/convertto-securestring)