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Restore-DbaDbCertificate

Author Jess Pomfret (@jpomfret), jesspomfret.com
Availability Windows, Linux, macOS

 

Want to see the source code for this command? Check out Restore-DbaDbCertificate on GitHub.
Want to see the Bill Of Health for this command? Check out Restore-DbaDbCertificate.

Synopsis

Imports certificates from .cer files using SMO.

Description

Imports certificates from.cer files using SMO.

Syntax

Restore-DbaDbCertificate
    [-SqlInstance] <DbaInstanceParameter>
    [[-SqlCredential] <PSCredential>]
    [-Path] <String[]>
    [[-KeyFilePath] <String[]>]
    [[-EncryptionPassword] <SecureString>]
    [[-Database] <String>]
    [[-Name] <String>]
    [[-DecryptionPassword] <SecureString>]
    [-EnableException]
    [-WhatIf]
    [-Confirm]
    [<CommonParameters>]

 

Examples

 

Example: 1
PS C:\> $securepass = Get-Credential usernamedoesntmatter | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Password
PS C:\> Restore-DbaDbCertificate -SqlInstance Server1 -Path \\Server1\Certificates -DecryptionPassword $securepass

Restores all the certificates in the specified path, password is used to both decrypt and encrypt the private key.

Example: 2
PS C:\> Restore-DbaDbCertificate -SqlInstance Server1 -Path \\Server1\Certificates\DatabaseTDE.cer -DecryptionPassword (Get-Credential usernamedoesntmatter).Password

Restores the DatabaseTDE certificate to Server1 and uses the MasterKey to encrypt the private key.

Required Parameters

-SqlInstance

The target SQL Server instance or instances.

Alias
Required True
Pipeline false
Default Value
-Path

The Path the contains the certificate and private key files. The path can be a directory or a specific certificate.

Alias FullName,ExportPath
Required True
Pipeline true (ByPropertyName)
Default Value

Optional Parameters

-SqlCredential

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
-KeyFilePath

The Path the contains the private key file. If one is not specified, we will try to find it for you.

Alias Key
Required False
Pipeline true (ByPropertyName)
Default Value
-EncryptionPassword

If specified this will be used to encrypt the private key.

Alias
Required False
Pipeline false
Default Value
-Database

The database where the certificate imports into. Defaults to master.

Alias
Required False
Pipeline false
Default Value master
-Name

The optional name for the certificate, otherwise, it will be guessed from the certificate file name.

Alias
Required False
Pipeline false
Default Value
-DecryptionPassword

Secure string used to decrypt the private key.

Alias Password,SecurePassword
Required False
Pipeline false
Default Value (Read-Host "Decryption password" -AsSecureString)
-EnableException

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
-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the command were to run. No actions are actually performed.

Alias wi
Required False
Pipeline false
Default Value
-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before executing any changing operations within the command.

Alias cf
Required False
Pipeline false
Default Value