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title: "New-VBRADCustomCredentials"
description: "Specifies custom credentials for authenticating with Active Directory objects. Product Edition: Community, Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets: This cmdlet specifies custom "
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# New-VBRADCustomCredentials

## Short Description
Specifies custom credentials for authenticating with Active Directory objects.

**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>Credentials (Default)</code></p>

```
New-VBRADCustomCredentials -Entity <VBRADEntity> -Credentials <CCredentials> [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>TempCertificates</code></p>

```
New-VBRADCustomCredentials -Entity <VBRADEntity> [-UseTemporaryCertificate] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
</ul>

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet specifies custom credentials for authenticating with Active Directory objects you want to add to a protection group. Veeam Backup & Replication uses these credentials for Veeam Agent deployment and backup\\restore activities.

By default, Veeam Backup & Replication uses Master account credentials for authenticating with all Active Directory objects in a protection group. For authenticating with Active Directory objects that require different credentials Veeam Backup & Replication uses custom credentials.

## 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">Credentials</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies custom credentials for authenticating with Active Directory objects in a protection group.</p><p>If not set, Veeam Backup & Replication will use Master account credentials for authenticating with associated objects.</p><p><strong>Note</strong>: for string type, enter a user name in the <code>DNS.DOMAIN.NAME\USERNAME</code> or <code>USERNAME@DNS.DOMAIN.NAME</code> format.</p><p>Accepts string (user name) or the <code>CCredentials</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrcredentials.md"><code>Get-VBRCredentials</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>CCredentials</code></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)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Entity</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies Active Directory objects for which you want to specify custom credentials.</p><p><strong>Note</strong>: If you specify a group, it must be a global domain group.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbradentity.md"><code>VBRADEntity</code></a> object. To get this object, run the <a href="find-vbradentity.md"><code>Find-VBRADEntity</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbradentity.md"><code>VBRADEntity</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>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">UseTemporaryCertificate</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will use a temporary certificate to connect to the Active Directory objects instead of authenticating with credentials.</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>True (ByPropertyName)</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
[`VBRADCustomCredentials`](vbradcustomcredentials.md)

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Specifying Credentials for Authenticating with Active Directory Objects

This example shows how to specify custom credentials for authenticating with Active Directory objects.

```
$connection = Get-VBRADDomain -ServerName support.east -Credentials support\jsmith
$root = Find-VBRADEntity -Domain $connection
$accounts = Find-VBRADEntity -Domain $connection -Root $root -Name Accounts
$ccreds = Get-Credential
New-VBRADCustomCredentials -Entity $accounts -Credentials $ccreds
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRADDomain`](get-vbraddomain.md) cmdlet. Specify the `ServerName` and `Credentials` parameter values. Save the result to the `$connection` variable.
2. Run the `Find-VBRADEntity` cmdlet. Set the `$connection` variable as the `Domain` parameter value. Save the result to the `$root` variable.
3. Run the `Find-VBRADEntity` cmdlet. Set the `$connection` variable as the `Domain` parameter value. Set the `$root` variable as the `Root` parameter value. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$accounts` variable.
4. Run the [`Get-Credential`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.security/get-credential?view=powershell-7.4) cmdlet. Type the credentials you want to use for authenticating with the Active Directory objects from the `Accounts` container. Save the result to the `$ccreds` variable.
5. Run the `New-VBRADCustomCredentials` cmdlet. Set the `$accounts` variable as the `Entity` parameter value. Set the `$ccreds` variable as the `Credentials` parameter value.

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Specifying Master Account Credentials for Scope of Active Directory Objects

This example shows how to specify Master account credentials for the scope of Active Directory objects.

```
$connection = Get-VBRADDomain -ServerName support.east -Credentials support\jsmith
$objects = Find-VBRADEntity -Domain $connection -Name Support
New-VBRADCustomCredentials -Entity $objects
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRADDomain`](get-vbraddomain.md) cmdlet. Specify the `ServerName` and `Credentials` parameter values. Save the result to the `$connection` variable.
2. Run the `Find-VBRADEntity` cmdlet. Set the `$connection` variable as the `Domain` parameter value. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$objects` variable.
3. Run the `New-VBRADCustomCredentials` cmdlet. Set the `$objects` variable as the `Entity` parameter value.

:::

::: example
### Example 3. Specifying Temporary Certificate for Authenticating with Active Directory Objects

This example shows how to specify a temporary certificate for authenticating with Active Directory objects.

```
$connection = Get-VBRADDomain -ServerName support.east -Credentials support\jsmith
$root = Find-VBRADEntity -Domain $connection
$servers = Find-VBRADEntity -Domain $connection -Root $root -Name Servers
New-VBRADCustomCredentials -Entity $servers -UseTemporaryCertificate
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRADDomain`](get-vbraddomain.md) cmdlet. Specify the `ServerName` and `Credentials` parameter values. Save the result to the `$connection` variable.
2. Run the [`Find-VBRADEntity`](find-vbradentity.md) cmdlet. Set the `$connection` variable as the `Domain` parameter value. Save the result to the `$root` variable.
3. Run the [`Find-VBRADEntity`](find-vbradentity.md) cmdlet. Set the `$connection` variable as the `Domain` parameter value. Set the `$root` variable as the `Root` parameter value. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$servers` variable.
4. Run the `New-VBRADCustomCredentials` cmdlet. Set the `$servers` variable as the `Entity` parameter value. Provide the `UseTemporaryCertificate` parameter.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBRADDomain`](get-vbraddomain.md)
- [`Find-VBRADEntity`](find-vbradentity.md)