---
title: "Get-VBRBackupServerCertificate"
description: "Returns TLS certificates. Product Edition: Community, Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets: AllParameterSets (Default) FromStore FromFile This cmdlet returns the TLS certific"
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/get-vbrbackupservercertificate.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Backup Infrastructure > Veeam Backup & Replication Settings > Configuring Security Settings > Get-VBRBackupServerCertificate"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Get-VBRBackupServerCertificate

## Short Description
Returns TLS certificates.

**Product Edition**: Community, Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

## Syntax

This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets:

<ul class="syntax-sets">
  <li>
    <p><code>AllParameterSets (Default)</code></p>

```
Get-VBRBackupServerCertificate [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>FromStore</code></p>

```
Get-VBRBackupServerCertificate [-FromStore] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>FromFile</code></p>

```
Get-VBRBackupServerCertificate -Path <String> [-Password <SecureString>] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
</ul>

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet returns the TLS certificates.

## 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">FromStore</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will return the TLS certificate present in the local certificate store on this server. If you run the cmdlet without this parameter, it will return the certificate that is currently used.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</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">Password</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a password for a PXF file.</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">Path</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a path to the PXF file. The cmdlet will return TLS certificate that are available at this path.</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>
    </table>

`<CommonParameters>`

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see [ Microsoft Docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_commonparameters?view=powershell-7).

## Output Object
The cmdlet returns the `VBRBackupServerCertificate` object that contains TLS certificates.

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Getting Currently Imported TLS Certificates

This command returns the TLS  certificate that is currently imported to the backup server.

```
Get-VBRBackupServerCertificate
```

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Getting TLS Certificates from Microsoft Windows Certificate Store

This command gets a TLS certificate from the Microsoft Windows Certificate store.

```
Get-VBRBackupServerCertificate -FromStore | Where FriendlyName -eq "ABC"
```

:::

::: example
### Example 3. Getting Certificates from PFX Files

This command gets a TLS certificate from a PFX file.

```
Get-VBRBackupServerCertificate -Path "C:\cert\AMB_cert.pfx"
```

:::