PowerCLI Reference

New-TrustAuthorityKeyProviderClientCertificate

Synopsis

This cmdlet creates a client certificate for the specified Trust Authority key provider in the Trust Authority vCenter Server system.

Syntax

New-TrustAuthorityKeyProviderClientCertificate [-KeyProvider] <TrustAuthorityKeyProvider> [-Confirm] [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-TrustAuthorityCluster <TrustAuthorityCluster>] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Online Version
Get-TrustAuthorityKeyProvider
Get-TrustAuthorityKeyProviderClientCertificate
Export-TrustAuthorityKeyProviderClientCertificate
Set-TrustAuthorityKeyProviderClientCertificate

Detailed Description

This cmdlet creates a client certificate for the specified Trust Authority key provider in the Trust Authority vCenter Server system.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required?	Pipeline Input
KeyProvider	TrustAuthorityKeyProvider	Specifies the Trust Authority key provider for which you want to generate a client certificate.	true	True (ByValue)
Confirm	SwitchParameter	If the value is $true, indicates that the cmdlet asks for confirmation before running. If the value is $false, the cmdlet runs without asking for user confirmation.	false	False
Server	VIServer[]	Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is given to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of the Connect-VIServer cmdlet.	false	False
TrustAuthorityCluster	TrustAuthorityCluster	Specifies the Trust Authority cluster where the Trust Authority key provider resides.	false	False
WhatIf	SwitchParameter	Indicates that the cmdlet is run only to display the changes that would be made and actually no objects are modified.	false	False

Return Type

System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2

Notes

Examples

-------------------------- Example 1 --------------------------

New-TrustAuthorityKeyProviderClientCertificate -KeyProvider mykp

Creates the client certificate for the Trust Authority key provider mykp.