Switch-Certificate

Switch-Certificate

Marks one certificate as having been replaced by another certificate.

Syntax

Parameter Set: Default
Switch-Certificate [-OldCert] <Certificate> [-NewCert] <Certificate> [-NotifyOnly] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

The Switch-Certificate cmdlet marks one certificate as having been replaced by another certificate. This cmdlet triggers a replace certificate notification and optionally sets the renewal property on the certificate being replaced.

Parameters

-NewCert<Certificate>

Specifies an X509 certificate or a certificate path for the certificate that replaces the certificate specified with the OldCert parameter.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

2

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-NotifyOnly

Creates a replacement certificate notification without replacing the NewCert parameter with the OldCert parameter. This mode is useful when testing a script that was registered with the New-CertificateNotificationTask cmdlet.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

false

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-OldCert<Certificate>

Specifies an X509 certificate or a certificate path in the certificate provider for the certificate to be replaced.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

1

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

false

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

false

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see    about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

  • Microsoft.CertificateServices.Commands.Certificate

    The Certificate object can either be provided as a Path object to a certificate or an X509Certificate2 object.

Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

  • None

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

This example sets the renewal property of the certificate with the thumbprint E42DBC3B3F2771990A9B3E35D0C3C422779DACD7 as renewed by the certificate with the thumbprint 4A346B4385F139CA843912D358D765AB8DEE9FD4 and generates a replace certificate notification.

PS C:\> Switch-Certificate –OldCert cert:\LocalMachine\My\E42DBC3B3F2771990A9B3E35D0C3C422779DACD7 –NewCert cert:\LocalMachine\My\4A346B4385F139CA843912D358D765AB8DEE9FD4

EXAMPLE 2

This example locates two certificates in the machine MY store and assigns them the variables $oldCert and $newCert. This cmdlet then generates a replacement notification without changing a renewal property of the old certificate.

PS C:\> Set-Location -Path cert:\LocalMachine\My
PS C:\> $oldCert = (Get-ChildItem -Path E42DBC3B3F2771990A9B3E35D0C3C422779DACD7)
PS C:\> $newCert = (Get-ChildItem -Path 4A346B4385F139CA843912D358D765AB8DEE9FD4)
PS C:\> Switch-Certificate -OldCert $oldCert -NewCert $newCert –NotifyOnly 

Get-CertificateNotificationTask

New-CertificateNotificationTask

Remove-CertificateNotificationTask

Get-ChildItem

Set-Location