Import-Certificate
Imports one or more certificates into a certificate store.
Import-Certificate
[-FilePath] <String>
[-CertStoreLocation <String>]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>]
The Import-Certificate
cmdlet imports one or more certificates into a certificate store.
$params = @{
FilePath = 'C:\Users\Xyz\Desktop\BackupCert.cer'
CertStoreLocation = 'Cert:\CurrentUser\Root'
}
Import-Certificate @params
This example imports the certificate from the file into the root store of the current user.
Set-Location -Path cert:\CurrentUser\My
Import-Certificate -Filepath 'C:\files\intermediate.cert'
This example imports the certificate from the file into the current store.
$params = @{
FilePath = 'C:\Users\Xyz\Desktop\BackupCert.cer'
CertStoreLocation = 'Cert:\LocalMachine\Root'
}
Import-Certificate @params
This example imports the certificate from the file into the root store of the local machine.
Specifies the path to the certificate store where the certificates will be imported. If the path to
the certificate store is not specified, then the current store is used. In order to get a list of
valid CertStoreLocation values, open PowerShell and run Get-ChildItem Cert:\
.
Type: | String |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
Type: | SwitchParameter |
Aliases: | cf |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | False |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Specifies the path to a certificate file to be imported. Acceptable formats include .sst
, .p7b
,
and .cert
files. If the file contains multiple certificates, then each certificate will be
imported to the destination store. The file must be in .sst
format to import multiple
certificates; otherwise, only the first certificate in the file will be imported.
Type: | String |
Aliases: | FullName |
Position: | 0 |
Default value: | None |
Required: | True |
Accept pipeline input: | True |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Type: | SwitchParameter |
Aliases: | wi |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | False |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
A String containing the file path.
The output is an array of X509Certificate2[] objects.