---
title: "Set-VBRAzureADAccount"
description: "This cmdlet modifies settings of Azure Entra ID-based storage accounts. To modify settings, specify new values for the necessary parameters. The cmdlet will overwrite the previous parameter values with new values."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/set-vbrazureadaccount.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Backup Infrastructure > Cloud Credentials > Microsoft Azure Accounts > Managing Azure Entra ID Account > Set-VBRAzureADAccount"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Set-VBRAzureADAccount

## Short Description
Modifies settings of Azure Entra ID-based storage accounts.

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

## Syntax

This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets:

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

```
Set-VBRAzureADAccount -Account <VBRAzureADAccount> [-StorageAccountName <String>] [-Description <String>]
 [-TenantId <String>] [-ApplicationId <String>] [-SecretKey <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>Certificate</code></p>

```
Set-VBRAzureADAccount -Account <VBRAzureADAccount> [-StorageAccountName <String>] [-Description <String>]
 [-TenantId <String>] [-ApplicationId <String>] [-CertificatePath <String>] [-Password <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
</ul>

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet modifies settings of Azure Entra ID-based storage accounts.

::: note

To modify settings, specify new values for the necessary parameters. The cmdlet will overwrite the previous parameter values with new values. The parameters that you omit will remain unchanged.

:::

## 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">Account</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the Azure Entra ID-based storage account which settings you want to modify.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRAzureADAccount</code> object. To create this object, run the <a href="get-vbrazureadaccount.md"><code>Get-VBRAzureADAccount</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrazureadaccount.md"><code>VBRAzureADAccount</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>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">ApplicationId</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the ID of Microsoft Entra ID application.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</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">CertificatePath</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For certificate-based authentication.</p><p>Specifies a path to the folder where the certificate is located. The cmdlet will use it to authenticate against Microsoft Entra.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</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">Description</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a description of an Azure Entra ID-based storage account. The cmdlet will modify this description.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</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">Password</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For certificate-based authentication.</p><p>Specifies a password that the cmdlet will use it to authenticate against Microsoft Entra.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</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">SecretKey</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For password-based authentication.</p><p>Specifies an application secret that the cmdlet will use to authenticate against Microsoft Entra.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</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">StorageAccountName</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a name of an Azure Entra ID-based storage account. The cmdlet will modify this name.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</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">TenantId</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For existing account connection type.</p><p>Specifies an ID of a tenant (directory) where the Microsoft Entra ID application resides.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</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).

## Output Object
[`VBRAzureADAccount`](vbrazureadaccount.md)

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Modifying Microsoft Entra ID Application for Azure Entra ID-Based Storage Accounts

This example shows how to modify the ID of Microsoft Entra ID application of  the Azure Entra ID-based storage account.

```
$account = Get-VBRAzureADAccount -Name "EntraID"
Set-VBRAzureADAccount -Account $account -ApplicationId "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRAzureADAccount`](get-vbrazureadaccount.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$account` variable.
2. Run the `Set-VBRAzureADAccount` cmdlet. Set the `$account` variable as the `Account` parameter value. Specify the `ApplicationId` parameter value.

:::

::: example
### Example 2.  Modifying Application Secret for Azure Entra ID-Based Storage Accounts

This example shows how to modify application secret settings of the Azure Entra ID-based storage account.

```
$account = Get-VBRAzureADAccount -Name "EntraID"
Set-VBRAzureADAccount -Account $account -SecretKey "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRAzureADAccount`](get-vbrazureadaccount.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$account` variable.
2. Run the `Set-VBRAzureADAccount` cmdlet. Set the `$account` variable as the `Account` parameter value. Specify the `SecretKey` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

[`Get-VBRAzureADAccount`](get-vbrazureadaccount.md)