PSCredentialStore/docs/New-CredentialStore.md

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New-CredentialStore

SYNOPSIS

Creates a new credential store File

SYNTAX

Private (Default)

New-CredentialStore [-Force] [-PassThru] [-SkipPFXCertCreation] [-UseCertStore] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Shared

New-CredentialStore [-Shared] [-Path <FileInfo>] [-Force] [-PassThru] [-SkipPFXCertCreation] [-UseCertStore]
 [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

You need to run this script first to create a new credential store before you try to save new credentials with New-CredentialStoreItem.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

New-CredentialStore
# Creates a new private CredentialStore

EXAMPLE 2

New-CredentialStore -Force
# Resets an existing private CredentialStore

EXAMPLE 3

New-CredentialStore -Shared
# Creates a new shared CredentialStore

EXAMPLE 4

New-CredentialStore -Shared -Path "C:\TMP\CredentialStore.json"
# Creates a new shared CredentialStore in the given location.

PARAMETERS

-Force

Use this switch to reset an existing store. The complete content will be wiped.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-PassThru

{{ Fill PassThru Description }}

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Path

Define a location for the new shared CredentialStore. The default store will be created in $Env:ProgramData\PSCredentialStore dir.

Type: FileInfo
Parameter Sets: Shared
Aliases:

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

-Shared

Creates a CredentialStore in the Shared mode. This enables you to read the CredentialStore Items on different systems or profiles. In addition you can optionally provide a custom path wit the -Path parameter.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: Shared
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-SkipPFXCertCreation

You can skip the pfx certificate creation process. This makes sense if you have a previously created cert or want to import a cert in cross-platform environments.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-UseCertStore

Instead of using a plain pfx file beside your CredentialStore file you can import it into the user or machine certificate store. In this case the system itself secures the cert and you don't hat to set custom NTFS permissions so secure your shared certificate.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: cf

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

-WhatIf

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

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: wi

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

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

[None]

OUTPUTS

['PSCredentialStore.Store'] Returns the recently created CredentialStore object if the -PassThru parameter

was given.

NOTES