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Get-AzureStorageKey

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Module:
Azure

Returns the primary and secondary storage account keys for an Azure storage account.

Note

The cmdlets referenced in this documentation are for managing legacy Azure resources that use Azure Service Manager (ASM) APIs. This legacy PowerShell module isn't recommended when creating new resources since ASM is scheduled for retirement. For more information, see Azure Service Manager retirement.

The Az PowerShell module is the recommended PowerShell module for managing Azure Resource Manager (ARM) resources with PowerShell.

Syntax

Get-AzureStorageKey
   [-StorageAccountName] <String>
   [-Profile <AzureSMProfile>]
   [-InformationAction <ActionPreference>]
   [-InformationVariable <String>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Get-AzureStorageKey cmdlet returns an object with the Azure Storage account name, the primary account key, and the secondary account key of the specified Azure storage account as properties.

Examples

Example 1: Get an object that contains primary and secondary storage keys

PS C:\> Get-AzureStorageKey -StorageAccountName "ContosoStore01"

This command gets an object with the primary and secondary storage keys for the ContosoStore01 storage account.

Example 2: Get the primary storage account key and store it in a variable

PS C:\> $ContosoStoreKey = (Get-AzureStorageKey -StorageAccountName "ContosoStore01").Primary

This command puts the primary storage account key for the ContosoStore01 storage account in the $ContosoStoreKey variable.

Parameters

-InformationAction

Specifies how this cmdlet responds to an information event.

The acceptable values for this parameter are:

  • Continue
  • Ignore
  • Inquire
  • SilentlyContinue
  • Stop
  • Suspend
Type:ActionPreference
Aliases:infa
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-InformationVariable

Specifies an information variable.

Type:String
Aliases:iv
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Profile

Specifies the Azure profile from which this cmdlet reads. If you do not specify a profile, this cmdlet reads from the local default profile.

Type:AzureSMProfile
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-StorageAccountName

Specifies the storage account name.

Type:String
Aliases:ServiceName
Position:0
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

Notes

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