---
title: "Reset-VBRProtectionGroupCertificate"
description: "This cmdlet removes a certificate associated with a protection group with a flexible scope."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/reset-vbrprotectiongroupcertificate.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam Agent Management > Veeam Agent Management Security Settings > Reset-VBRProtectionGroupCertificate"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Reset-VBRProtectionGroupCertificate

## Short Description
Removes a certificate associated with a protection group with a flexible scope.

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

## Syntax
```
Reset-VBRProtectionGroupCertificate -ProtectionGroup <VBRProtectionGroup[]>
 [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet removes a certificate associated with a protection group with a flexible scope.

## 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">ProtectionGroup</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an array of protection groups for which you want to remove certificates.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRProtectionGroup[]</code> object. To create this object, run the <a href="get-vbrprotectiongroup.md"><code>Get-VBRProtectionGroup</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrprotectiongroup.md"><code>VBRProtectionGroup[]</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">Confirm</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will display a prompt that asks if you want to continue running the command.</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>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">WhatIf</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will write a message that describes the effects of running the cmdlet without actually performing any action.</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 [ Microsoft Docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_commonparameters?view=powershell-7).

## Examples

::: example
### Removing Certificate Associated with Specific Protection Groups

This example shows how to remove a certificate associated with the `LinuxPG`, `macOSPG` protection groups with a flexible scope.

```
$protectiongroup = Get-VBRProtectionGroup -Name "LinuxPG, macOSPG"
Reset-VBRProtectionGroupCertificate -ProtectionGroup $protectiongroup
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRProtectionGroup`](get-vbrprotectiongroup.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$protectiongroup` variable.
2. Run the `Reset-VBRProtectionGroupCertificate` cmdlet. Set the `$protectiongroup` variable as the `ProtectionGroup` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

[`Get-VBRProtectionGroup`](get-vbrprotectiongroup.md)