Microsoft.PowerShell.Security
This section contains the help topics for the cmdlets that are installed with PowerShell Microsoft.PowerShell.Security module. The Security module contains cmdlets and providers that manage the basic security features of Windows.
Microsoft.PowerShell.Security
| ConvertFrom-SecureString |
Converts a secure string to 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 for a file. |
| Get-CmsMessage |
Gets content that has been encrypted by using the Cryptographic Message Syntax format. |
| Get-Credential |
Gets a credential object based on a user name and password. |
| Get-ExecutionPolicy |
Gets the execution policies for the current session. |
| Get-PfxCertificate |
Gets information about .pfx certificate files on the computer. |
| Protect-CmsMessage |
Encrypts content by using the Cryptographic Message Syntax format. |
| Set-Acl |
Changes the security descriptor of a specified item, such as a file or a registry key. |
| Set-AuthenticodeSignature |
Adds an Authenticode signature to a PowerShell script or other file. |
| Set-ExecutionPolicy |
Sets the PowerShell execution policies for Windows computers. |
| Unprotect-CmsMessage |
Decrypts content that has been encrypted by using the Cryptographic Message Syntax format. |