---
title: "Set-VBREncryptedTapeMediumPassword"
description: "This cmdlet decrypts selected encrypted backups stored on tapes."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/set-vbrencryptedtapemediumpassword.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Tape Devices > Tape Decryption > Set-VBREncryptedTapeMediumPassword"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Set-VBREncryptedTapeMediumPassword

## Short Description
Decrypts encrypted backups stored on tapes.

**Product Edition**: Enterprise

## Syntax

This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets:

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

```
Set-VBREncryptedTapeMediumPassword -Medium <VBRTapeMedium[]> -Password <String[]> [-PassThru] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>KmsDecryption</code></p>

```
Set-VBREncryptedTapeMediumPassword -Medium <VBRTapeMedium[]> -DecryptionSet <VBRDecryptionSet[]> [-PassThru] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
</ul>

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet decrypts selected encrypted backups stored on tapes.

## 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">DecryptionSet</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the data decryption settings if the KMS Server was used for encryption.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRDecryptionSet[]</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="new-vbrdecryptionset.md"><code>New-VBRDecryptionSet</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrdecryptionset.md"><code>VBRDecryptionSet[]</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)</p>
        </td>
      </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 that contains the encrypted backup that you want to decrypt.</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>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">PassThru</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the command returns the output object to the Windows PowerShell console.</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">Password</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the password. Veeam Backup & Replication will use that password to decrypt the backups.</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>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
`VBREncryptedTapeMediumPassword`

## Examples

::: example
### Decrypting Encrypted Backups on Tapes

This example shows how to decrypt encrypted backups stored on tapes.

```
$tape = Get-VBRTapeMedium -Name "00110001"
Set-VBREncryptedTapeMediumPassword -Medium $tape -Password "SecurePassword"
```

Perform the following steps:

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

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBRTapeMedium`](get-vbrtapemedium.md)
- [`New-VBRDecryptionSet`](new-vbrdecryptionset.md)