| Author | Chrissy LeMaire (@cl), netnerds.net |
| Availability | Windows, Linux, macOS |
Want to see the source code for this command? Check out Get-DbaDbMasterKey on GitHub.
Want to see the Bill Of Health for this command? Check out Get-DbaDbMasterKey.
Gets specified database master key
Gets specified database master key
Get-DbaDbMasterKey
[[-SqlInstance] <DbaInstanceParameter[]>]
[[-SqlCredential] <PSCredential>]
[[-Database] <String[]>]
[[-ExcludeDatabase] <String[]>]
[[-InputObject] <Database[]>]
[-EnableException]
[<CommonParameters>]
PS C:\> Get-DbaDbMasterKey -SqlInstance sql2016
Gets all master database keys
PS C:\> Get-DbaDbMasterKey -SqlInstance Server1 -Database db1
Gets the master key for the db1 database
The target SQL Server instance
| Alias | |
| Required | False |
| Pipeline | false |
| Default Value |
Login to the target instance using alternative credentials. Accepts PowerShell credentials (Get-Credential).
Windows Authentication, SQL Server Authentication, Active Directory - Password, and Active Directory - Integrated are all supported.
For MFA support, please use Connect-DbaInstance.
| Alias | |
| Required | False |
| Pipeline | false |
| Default Value |
Get master key from specific database
| Alias | |
| Required | False |
| Pipeline | false |
| Default Value |
The database(s) to exclude - this list is auto-populated from the server
| Alias | |
| Required | False |
| Pipeline | false |
| Default Value |
Database object piped in from Get-DbaDatabase
| Alias | |
| Required | False |
| Pipeline | true (ByValue) |
| Default Value |
By default, when something goes wrong we try to catch it, interpret it and give you a friendly warning message.
This avoids overwhelming you with "sea of red" exceptions, but is inconvenient because it basically disables advanced scripting.
Using this switch turns this "nice by default" feature off and enables you to catch exceptions with your own try/catch.
| Alias | |
| Required | False |
| Pipeline | false |
| Default Value | False |