---
title: "Get-VBREncryptedTapeMediumHint"
description: "This cmdlet returns password hints for encrypted backups stored on tapes."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/get-vbrencryptedtapemediumhint.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Tape Devices > Tape Decryption > Get-VBREncryptedTapeMediumHint"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Get-VBREncryptedTapeMediumHint

## Short Description
Returns password hints for encrypted backups stored on tapes.

**Product Edition**: Enterprise

## Syntax
```
Get-VBREncryptedTapeMediumHint -Medium <VBRTapeMedium[]> [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet returns password hints for encrypted backups stored on tapes.

## 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">Medium</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the tape. The cmdlet will return the password hints for the media pool that contains this tape.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrtapemedium.md"><code>VBRTapeMedium[]</code></a> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrtapemedium.md"><code>Get-VBRTapeMedium</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrtapemedium.md"><code>VBRTapeMedium[]</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>True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)</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
This cmdlet returns the `VBREncryptedTapeMediumHint` object with password hints for encrypted backups on selected tapes.

## Examples

::: example
### Getting Password Hints for Encrypted Backups on Selected Tape

This example shows how to get the password hints for encrypted backups on the `00110001` tape.

```
$tape = Get-VBRTapeMedium -Name "00110001"
Get-VBREncryptedTapeMediumHint -Medium $tape
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRTapeMedium`](get-vbrtapemedium.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$tape` variable.
2. Run the `Get-VBREncryptedTapeMediumHint` cmdlet. Set the `$tape` variable as the `Medium` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

[`Get-VBRTapeMedium`](get-vbrtapemedium.md)