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Windows PowerShell Security Cmdlets

Published: February 29, 2012

This section contains the help topics for the cmdlets that are installed with Windows PowerShell Microsoft.PowerShell.Security module. The Security module contains cmdlets and providers that manage the basic security features of Windows.

Security Cmdlets

Name	Description
ConvertFrom-SecureString	Converts a secure string into an encrypted standard string.
ConvertTo-SecureString	Converts encrypted standard strings to secure strings. It can also convert plain text to secure strings. It is used with ConvertFrom-SecureString and Read-Host.
Get-Acl	Gets the security descriptor for a resource, such as a file or registry key.
Get-AuthenticodeSignature	Gets information about the Authenticode signature in a file.
Get-Credential	Gets a credential object based on a user name and password.
Get-ExecutionPolicy	Gets the execution policies in the current session.
Get-PfxCertificate	Gets information about .pfx certificate files on the computer.
Set-Acl	Changes the security descriptor of a specified resource, such as a file or a registry key.
Set-AuthenticodeSignature	Adds an Authenticode signature to a Windows PowerShell script or other file.
Set-ExecutionPolicy	Changes the user preference for the execution policy of the shell.

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