Carbon.Cryptography.psm1
using namespace System.Security.AccessControl using namespace System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates # Copyright Aaron Jensen and WebMD Health Services # # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. # You may obtain a copy of the License at # # http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 # # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and # limitations under the License #Requires -Version 5.1 Set-StrictMode -Version 'Latest' if( -not (Test-Path 'variable:IsWindows') ) { [Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage('PSAvoidAssignmentToAutomaticVariable', '')] $IsWindows = $true [Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage('PSAvoidAssignmentToAutomaticVariable', '')] $IsLinux = $false [Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage('PSAvoidAssignmentToAutomaticVariable', '')] $IsMacOS = $false } Add-Type -AssemblyName 'System.Security' # Functions should use $script:moduleRoot as the relative root from which to find # things. A published module has its function appended to this file, while a # module in development has its functions in the Functions directory. $script:moduleRoot = $PSScriptRoot $moduleBinRoot = Join-Path -Path $script:moduleRoot -ChildPath 'bin' $moduleBinRoot | Out-Null # To make the PSScriptAnalyzer squiggle go away. $psModulesDirPath = Join-Path -Path $script:moduleRoot -ChildPath 'Modules' -Resolve Import-Module -Name (Join-Path -Path $psModulesDirPath -ChildPath 'Carbon.Core\Carbon.Core.psm1') ` -Function @( 'ConvertTo-CBase64', 'Get-CPathProvider', 'Invoke-CPowerShell', 'Test-COperatingSystem' ) ` -Verbose:$false Import-Module -Name (Join-Path -Path $psModulesDirPath -ChildPath 'Carbon.Accounts\Carbon.Accounts.psm1') ` -Function @('Resolve-CPrincipal', 'Resolve-CPrincipalName', 'Test-CPrincipal') ` -Verbose:$false Import-Module -Name (Join-Path -Path $psModulesDirPath -ChildPath 'Carbon.Security\Carbon.Security.psm1') ` -Function @( 'Get-CAcl', 'Get-CPermission', 'Grant-CPermission', 'Revoke-CPermission', 'Test-CPermission' ) ` -Verbose:$false # Store each of your module's functions in its own file in the Functions # directory. On the build server, your module's functions will be appended to # this file, so only dot-source files that exist on the file system. This allows # developers to work on a module without having to build it first. Grab all the # functions that are in their own files. $functionsPath = Join-Path -Path $moduleRoot -ChildPath 'Functions\*.ps1' if( (Test-Path -Path $functionsPath) ) { foreach( $functionPath in (Get-Item $functionsPath) ) { . $functionPath.FullName } } function Convert-CCertificateProvider { <# .SYNOPSIS Converts the provider of a certificate's private key. .DESCRIPTION The `Convert-CCertificateProvider` function changes the provider of a certificate's private key. Pass the path to the certificate file to the `FilePath` parameter, and the new provider name to the `ProviderName` parameter. If the certificate file is password-protected, pass the password to the `Password` parameter. If the private key's provider is already the value passed to the function, nothing happens and nothing is returned. The function uses the `certutil` command to import the certificate with its private key into a "Temp" store for the current user using the new provider. This command actually does the conversion process. Then, `Convert-CCertificateProvider` exports the certificate, overwriting the original file. (If the `Password` parameter has a value, the certificate file is password-protected with that password.) The temporary certificate is removed from the current user's "Temp" store. Finally, the function returns an object with the following properties: * `Path`: the path to the file that was converted * `OldProviderName`: the name of the private key's original/old provider name * `NewProviderName`: the name of the private key's new provider * `NewCertificateBase64Encoded`: the raw bytes of the new certificate file, base-64 encoded. The `certutil -csplist` shows a list of available cryptographic providers. .EXAMPLE Convert-CCertificateProvider -FilePath .\mycert.pfx -ProviderName 'Microsoft Enhanced RSA and AES Cryptographic Provider' Demonstrates how to convert the provider of a certificate's private key and the certificate file is ***not*** password protected. .EXAMPLE Convert-CCertificateProvider -FilePath .\mycert.pfx -ProviderName 'Microsoft Enhanced RSA and AES Cryptographic Provider' -Password $password Demonstrates how to convert the provider of a certificate's private key and the certificate file ***is*** password protected. The password *must* be a `[securestring]`. #> [CmdletBinding()] param( # The path to the certificate file to convert. Must have a private key. [Parameter(Mandatory)] [String] $FilePath, # The new provider name for the certifcate's private key. The `certutil -csplist` command shows the list of # available cryptographic providers. [Parameter(Mandatory)] [String] $ProviderName, # The password for the certificate file, if any. When replacing the existing certificate file, it will be # protected with the same password (or not protected if no password is passed). [securestring] $Password ) Set-StrictMode -Version 'Latest' Use-CallerPreference -Cmdlet $PSCmdlet -SessionState $ExecutionContext.SessionState if (-not (Get-Command -Name 'certutil' -ErrorAction Ignore)) { "Unable to convert provider for certificate ""$($FilePath)"" because the certutil.exe command does not exist " + 'or is not in the current PATH.' | Write-Error -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference return } if (-not (Test-Path -Path $FilePath -PathType Leaf)) { "Unable to convert provider for certificate ""$($FilePath)"" because it does not exist." | Write-Error -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference return } $FilePath = $FilePath | Resolve-Path | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'ProviderPath' $pwdArg = @{} if ($Password) { $pwdArg['Password'] = $Password } $cert = Get-CCertificate -Path $FilePath @pwdArg try { if (-not $cert.PrivateKey) { "Unable to convert provider for certificate ""$($FilePath)"" because the certificate does not have a private " + 'key.' | Write-Error -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference return } $thumbprint = $cert.Thumbprint $pk = $cert.PrivateKey $pkProviderName = '' if ($pk | Get-Member 'Key') { $pkProviderName = $pk.Key.Provider.Provider } elseif ($pk | Get-Member 'CspKeyContainerInfo') { $pkProviderName = $pk.CspKeyContainerInfo.ProviderName } else { "Unable to convert provider for certificate ""$($FilePath)"" because it does not have a supported private key " + 'implementation.' | Write-Error -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference return } if ($pkProviderName -eq $ProviderName) { return } } finally { # When loading a certificate from a file, Windows will temporarily write the private key to disk for the # lifetime of the certificate object. To limit the amount of time the private key spends on disk, dispose the # certificate object as soon as we are done with it. $cert.Dispose() } Write-Verbose "Importing ""$($FilePath)"" into temporary certificate store using provider ""$($ProviderName)""." $certUtilArgs = & { '-user' '-csp' $ProviderName if ($Password) { '-p' Convert-CSecureStringToString -SecureString $Password } '-ImportPfx' 'Temp' $FilePath 'AT_KEYEXCHANGE,NoRoot' } $output = '' | certutil $certUtilArgs if ($LASTEXITCODE) { $msg = "Failed to convert provider for ""$($FilePath)"" because the certutil conversion command failed:" + $([Environment]::NewLine) + $output Write-Error -Message $msg -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference return } $certPath = Join-Path -Path 'Cert:\CurrentUser\Temp\' -ChildPath $thumbprint $cert = Get-Item -Path $certPath if (-not $cert) { "Failed to convert provider for imported certificate ""$($certPath)"" because the certificate failed to " + 'import.' | Write-Error -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference return } try { [byte[]] $certBytes = $cert.Export([Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509ContentType]::Pfx, $Password) } finally { Remove-Item -Path $certPath -Force } Write-Verbose "Exporting ""$($certPath)"" to ""$($FilePath)""." [IO.File]::WriteAllBytes($FilePath, $certBytes) $certBase64 = $certBytes | ConvertTo-CBase64 return [pscustomobject]@{ Path = $FilePath; OldProviderName = $pkProviderName; NewProviderName = $ProviderName; NewCertificateBase64Encoded = $certBase64; } } function Convert-CSecureStringToByte { <# .SYNOPSIS Converts a secure string to an array of bytes. .DESCRIPTION The `Convert-CSecureStringToByte` converts a `[securestring]` to an array of bytes that represents the original decrypted string. The secure string is never left in memory as a string, but is kept as an array of bytes during the conversion, and all arrays used during the conversion are cleared. The decrypted secure string is returned as an array of bytes. You are resonsible for clearing the array when you're done, otherwise you risk exposing your secret in memory or on the file system. .EXAMPLE Convert-CSecureStringToByte -SecureString $credential.Password Demonstrates how to convert a secure string into an array of bytes representing the original password. #> [CmdletBinding()] [OutputType([Byte[]])] param( [Parameter(Mandatory)] [securestring]$SecureString ) Set-StrictMode -Version 'Latest' Use-CallerPreference -Cmdlet $PSCmdlet -SessionState $ExecutionContext.SessionState $ptrDecryptedString = [Runtime.Interopservices.Marshal]::SecureStringToGlobalAllocUnicode($SecureString); try { [byte[]]$bytes = [byte[]]::New($SecureString.Length * 2) for( $idx = 0; $idx -lt $bytes.Length; ++$idx ) { $bytes[$idx] = [Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::ReadByte($ptrDecryptedString, $idx) } return $bytes } finally { [Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::ZeroFreeGlobalAllocUnicode($ptrDecryptedString) } } function Convert-CSecureStringToString { <# .SYNOPSIS Converts a secure string into a plain text string. .DESCRIPTION The `Convert-CSecureStringToString` function converts a secure string to a plaintexxt string. Try really, really, really hard not to do this. Once you do, the plaintext string will be *all over memory* and, perhaps, the file system. The function creates a new `[pscredential]` with the password and uses it to convert the password to plaintext (i.e. it calls `$credential.GetNetworkCredential().Password`). .OUTPUTS System.String. .EXAMPLE Convert-CSecureStringToString -SecureString $mySuperSecretPasswordIAmAboutToExposeToEveryone Returns the plain text/decrypted value of the secure string. .EXAMPLE $ISureHopeIKnowWhatIAmDoing | Convert-CSecureStringToString Demonstrates that you can pipe a secure string to `Convert-CSecureStringToString`. #> [CmdletBinding()] [OutputType([String])] param( [Parameter(Mandatory, ValueFromPipeline)] # The secure string to convert. [securestring]$SecureString ) process { Set-StrictMode -Version 'Latest' Use-CallerPreference -Cmdlet $PSCmdlet -Session $ExecutionContext.SessionState $bytes = Convert-CSecureStringToByte -SecureString $SecureString try { return [Text.Encoding]::Unicode.GetString($bytes) } finally { $bytes.Clear() } } } function ConvertTo-AesKey { [CmdletBinding()] [OutputType([byte[]])] param( [Parameter(Mandatory)] [String]$From, [Parameter(Mandatory)] [Object]$InputObject ) Set-StrictMode -Version 'Latest' Use-CallerPreference -Cmdlet $PSCmdlet -Session $ExecutionContext.SessionState $Key = $InputObject $bytesKey = $true if( $InputObject -isnot [byte[]] ) { $bytesKey = $false if( $InputObject -is [SecureString] ) { $unicodeKey = Convert-CSecureStringToByte -SecureString $InputObject try { # SecureString is two bytes per char. We need an encoding that is typically one byte per char, otherwise # the key will be twice as big as it should be. In the end, the user is responsible for ensuring the # key is the property size (in bytes). $Key = [Text.Encoding]::Convert([Text.Encoding]::Unicode, [Text.Encoding]::UTF8, $unicodeKey) } finally { $unicodeKey.Clear() # Keep it out of memory! } } else { $msg = "An encryption key must be a [securestring] or an array of bytes, but $($From) got passed a " + """$($InputObject.GetType().FullName)"". If you are passing an array of bytes, make sure you " + "explicitly cast it as a ``byte[]`, e.g. `([byte[]])@( ... )` when passing to $($From)." Write-Error -Message $msg return } } if( $Key.Length -ne 128/8 -and $Key.Length -ne 192/8 -and $Key.Length -ne 256/8 ) { $commonMsg = "Key is the wrong length. The $($From) function is using AES, which requires a 128-bit, " + '192-bit, or 256-bit key (16, 24, or 32 bytes, respectively). ' # Did we receive an array of bytes for a key or a secure string? if( $bytesKey ) { $msg = "$($commonMsg) Make sure your byte array key is 16, 24, or 32 bytes long." } # Got a secure string. else { $msg = "$($commonMsg) Make sure that when the secure string key is UTF-8 encoded and converted to a byte " + "array, that array is 16, 32, or 64 bytes long. $($From) received a secure string key that is " + "$($Key.Length) bytes long." } Write-Error -Message $msg return } return $Key } function ConvertTo-CryptoKeyRights { <# .SYNOPSIS Converts standard Read and FullControl permissions to equivalent `System.Security.AccessControl.CryptoKeyRights` rights. .DESCRIPTION The Windows UI only allows two permissions to be granted on a private key: Read and FullControl, so the `Carbon.Cryptography` module behaves the same when. When setting permissions on a key that supports `CryptoKeyRights`, the rights flags should actually `GenericRead` when granting `Read` permissions and `GenericAll -bor GenericRead` when granting `FullControl` permissions. This was determined by setting permissions on a private key using the Windows UI then checking the rights Windows set. This function converts the `Read` and `FullControl` permissions allowed by Windows an the `Carbon.Cryptogrpahy` module into the actual CryptoKeyRights flags needed by the .NET frameworks crypto service provider API. Windows also automatically sets the `Synchronize` flag. If you want the `Synchronize` right flag set, use the `-Strict` switch. This is usually ony necessary when comparing rights flags. .EXAMPLE ConvertTo-CryptoKeyRights -InputObject 'Read' Demonstrates how to use this function by passing the permission to the `InputObject` parameter. .EXAMPLE 'FullControl' | ConvertTo-CryptoKeyRights Demonstrates how to use this function by piping the permission to the `InputObject` parameter. .EXAMPLE 'Read' | ConvertTo-CryptoKeyRights -Strict Demonstrates how to include *all* crypto key #> [CmdletBinding()] param( # The values to convert. [Parameter(Mandatory, ValueFromPipeline)] [ValidateSet('Read', 'FullControl')] [String] $InputObject, [switch] $Strict ) process { Set-StrictMode -Version 'Latest' Use-CallerPreference -Cmdlet $PSCmdlet -Session $ExecutionContext.SessionState # CryptoKeyRights # Read 0x80100000 GenericRead, Synchronize # FullControl 0x90100000 GenericRead, GenericAll, Synchronize $rights = [Security.AccessControl.CryptoKeyRights]::GenericRead if ($InputObject -eq 'FullControl') { $rights = $rights -bor [Security.AccessControl.CryptoKeyRights]::GenericAll } if ($Strict) { $rights = $rights -bor [Security.AccessControl.CryptoKeyRights]::Synchronize } return $rights } } function Find-CCertificate { <# .SYNOPSIS Searches certificate stores for certificates. .DESCRIPTION The `Find-CCertificate` function searches through the My/Personal certificate store for the local machine and current user accounts for certificates that match search criteria. Use the following parameters to search: * `Subject`: return certificates with the given subject. Wildcards accepted. * `LiteralSubject`: return certificates whose subjects exactly match the given subject. * `Active`: return certificates that are active and not expired. * `HasPrivateKey`: return certificates that have a private key. * `HostName`: return certificates that authenticate the given hostname. Wildcards supported. Matches against the subject's common name and the certificate's subject alternate names. * `LiteralHostName`: return certificates that authenticate the given hostname. Matches against the subject's common name and the certificate's subject alternate names. * `KeyUsageName`: return certificates that have the given enhanced key usage, searching each usage's friendly name. * `KeyUsageOId`: return certificates that have the given enhanced key usage, searching each usage's object ID. * `Trusted`: return certificates that are trusted/verified. You can search in the local machine or current user accounts (not both) by passing the account to the `StoreLocation` parameter. You can search in different stores by passing the store name to the `StoreName` parameter. .EXAMPLE Find-CCertificate -Active -HostName 'dev.example.com' -KeyUsageName 'Server Authentication' -Trusted -HasPrivateKey Demonstrates how to search for a certificate using multiple criteria. In this example, we're looking for a TLS certificate that can be used with the `dev.example.com` hostname. #> [CmdletBinding()] param( [String] $Subject, [String] $LiteralSubject, [switch] $Active, [switch] $HasPrivateKey, [String] $HostName, [String] $LiteralHostName, [String] $KeyUsageName, [String] $KeyUsageOid, [switch] $Trusted, [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.StoreLocation] $StoreLocation, [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.StoreName] $StoreName = [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.StoreName]::My ) Set-StrictMode -Version 'Latest' Use-CallerPreference -Cmdlet $PSCmdlet -Session $ExecutionContext.SessionState Write-Verbose 'Find-CCertificate search criteria:' if( $Subject ) { Write-Verbose (" Subject like $($Subject)") } if( $LiteralSubject ) { Write-Verbose (" Subject eq $($LiteralSubject)") } if( $Active ) { Write-Verbose (' Active True') } if( $HasPrivateKey ) { Write-Verbose (' HasPrivateKey True') } if( $HostName ) { Write-Verbose (" HostName like $($HostName)") } if( $LiteralHostName ) { Write-Verbose (" HostName eq $($LiteralHostName)") } if( $KeyUsageName ) { Write-Verbose (" Key Usage $($KeyUsageName)") } if( $KeyUsageOid ) { Write-Verbose (" Key Usage OID $($KeyUsageOid)") } if( $Trusted ) { Write-Verbose (" Trusted True") } if( $StoreLocation ) { Write-Verbose (" StoreLocation $($StoreLocation)") } if( $StoreName ) { Write-Verbose (" StoreName $($StoreName)") } Write-Verbose '' function Test-Object { [CmdletBinding()] param( [Parameter(Mandatory, ValueFromPipeline)] [AllowEmptyString()] [AllowNull()] [Object] $InputObject, [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName='Equals')] [AllowEmptyString()] [AllowNull()] [switch] $Equals, [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName='LessThan')] [switch] $LessThan, [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName='GreaterThan')] [switch] $GreaterThan, [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName='Contains')] [switch] $Contains, [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName='ContainsLike')] [switch] $ContainsLike, [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName='Matches')] [switch] $Match, [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName='Like')] [switch] $Like, [Parameter(Mandatory, Position=0)] [Object] $Value, [Parameter(Mandatory)] [String] $Name, [String] $DisplayValue ) process { $success = $false if( $Equals ) { if( $null -eq $InputObject ) { if( $null -eq $Value ) { $success = $true } } elseif( $InputObject -eq $Value ) { $success = $true } } elseif( $LessThan ) { $success = $InputObject -lt $Value } elseif( $GreaterThan ) { $success = $InputObject -gt $Value } elseif( $Contains ) { $success = $InputObject -contains $Value } elseif( $ContainsLike ) { $success = $false foreach ($nameItem in $InputObject) { if ($nameItem[0] -eq '*') { # Wildcards in certificates only ever match one "level" of a domain name and must be on the very left. # Therefore the wildcard can match any character except for "." $wildcardRegex = '[^\.]+' $baseName = $nameItem.Substring(1) # *.example.com âž” .example.com $escapedBaseName = [Regex]::Escape($baseName) # .example.com âž” \.example\.com $regex = "^${wildcardRegex}$($escapedBaseName)$" # \.example\.com âž” ^[^\.]+\.example\.com$ $success = $Value -match $regex } else { $success = $nameItem -like $Value } } } elseif( $Match ) { $success = $InputObject -match $Value } elseif( $Like ) { $success = $InputObject -like $Value } $flag = '!' if( $success ) { $flag = ' ' } if( -not $DisplayValue ) { $displayValues = $InputObject | Where-Object { $null -ne $_ } | ForEach-Object { $_ } | Where-Object { $null -ne $_ } | ForEach-Object { if( $_ -is [DateTime] ) { return $_.ToString('yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss') } return $_.ToString() } $DisplayValue = $displayValues -join ', ' } $name = '{0,-22}' -f $Name $msg = " $($flag) $($Name) $($DisplayValue)" if( $longestLineLength -lt $msg.Length ) { $script:longestLineLength = $msg.Length } Write-Verbose -Message $msg return $success } } $getCertArgs = @{} if( $StoreLocation ) { $getCertArgs['StoreLocation'] = $StoreLocation } $certs = Get-CCertificate @getCertArgs -StoreName $StoreName $isFirstCert = $true foreach( $certificate in $certs ) { if( $isFirstCert ) { $isFirstCert = $false } else { Write-Verbose ('') } Write-Verbose -Message ("$($certificate.Subject)") Write-Verbose -Message ("$($certificate.Thumbprint)") $script:longestLineLength = $certificate.Subject.Length if( $script:longestLineLength -lt $certificate.Thumbprint.Length ) { $script:longestLineLength = $certificate.Thumbprint.Length } if( $Subject ) { if( -not ($certificate.Subject | Test-Object -Like $Subject -Name 'subject') ) { continue } } if( $LiteralSubject ) { if( -not ($certificate.Subject | Test-Object -Equals $LiteralSubject -Name 'subject') ) { continue } } if( $HasPrivateKey.IsPresent ) { if( -not ($certificate.HasPrivateKey | Test-Object -Equals $HasPrivateKey -Name 'private key') ) { continue } } if( $Active ) { if( -not ($certificate.NotBefore | Test-Object -LessThan (Get-Date) -Name 'start date') ) { continue } if( -not ($certificate.NotAfter | Test-Object -GreaterThan (Get-Date) -Name 'expiration date') ) { continue } } $subjectHostName = '' if( $certificate.Subject -match '^CN=([^,]+),?.*$' ) { $subjectHostName = $Matches[1] } if( $HostName ) { $inSubject = $subjectHostName | Test-Object -Like $HostName -Name 'subject common name' if( -not $inSubject ) { $found = (,$certificate.DnsNameList | Test-Object -ContainsLike $HostName -Name 'subject alternate name') if( -not $found ) { continue } } } if( $LiteralHostName ) { $inSubject = $subjectHostName | Test-Object -Equals $LiteralHostName -Name 'subject common name' if( -not $inSubject ) { $found = (,$certificate.DnsNameList | Test-Object -Contains $LiteralHostName -Name 'subject alternate name') if( -not $found ) { continue } } } if( $KeyUsageName -or $KeyUsageOid ) { if( $certificate.EnhancedKeyUsageList.Count -eq 0 ) { $certificate.EnhancedKeyUsageList.Count | Test-Object -Equals 0 -Name 'key usage' -DisplayValue 'Any' | Out-Null } else { if( $KeyUsageName ) { $names = $certificate.EnhancedKeyUsageList | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'FriendlyName' if( -not (,$names | Test-Object -Contains $KeyUsageName -Name 'key usage') ) { continue } } if( $KeyUsageOid ) { $oids = $certificate.EnhancedKeyUsageList | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'ObjectId' if( -not (,$oids | Test-Object -Contains $KeyUsageOid -Name 'key usage') ) { continue } } } } if( $Trusted ) { if( -not $certificate.Verify() | Test-Object -Equals $true -Name 'trusted' ) { continue } } Write-Verbose -Message "^$('-' * ($longestLineLength - 1))^" $certificate | Write-Output } } function Find-CTlsCertificate { <# .SYNOPSIS Finds a TLS certificate that matches a hostname from the certificate stores. .DESCRIPTION The `Find-CTlsCertficate` function finds a TLS certificate for the current computer. It determines the computer's domain name/hostname using the `HostName` and `DomainName` properties from `[System.Net.NetworkInformation.IPGlobalProperties]::GetIPGlobalProperties()`. To get a certificate for a custom hostname, pass that hostname to the `HostName` parameter. The `Find-CTlsCertificate` function returns the first certificate that: * has a private key. * hasn't expired and whose start date is in the past * contains the `HostName` in its subject or Subject Alternative Name list. * has 'Server Authentication' in its enhanced key usage list or has no enhanced key usage metadata. Additionally, you can use the `-Trusted` switch to only return trusted certificates, i.e. certificates whose issuing certificate authorities in its cert chain are installed in the local machine or current user's [trusted certificate stores](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/security/cross-platform-cryptography#x509store). `Find-CTlsCertificate` calls the `Verify()` method on each `X509Certificate2` object to determine if that certificate is trusted. If multiple certificates are found, `Find-CTlsCertificate` will return the certificate that expires later. If no certificate is found, it writes an error and returns nothing. Use the `-Verbose` switch to see why a certificate is or isn't being found and selected by `Find-CTlsCertificate`. You'll see messages for each selection criteria and if a criterium isn't met, you'll see a `!` flag. For example, this verbose output from `Find-CTlsCertificate -HostName 'example.com' -Trusted -Verbose` VERBOSE: FCD157FCB753E2B388183C19021301B1739DF1E2 VERBOSE: CN=sub.example.com VERBOSE: private key True VERBOSE: start date 2021-10-18 15:43:23 VERBOSE: expiration date 2023-10-19 15:43:23 VERBOSE: ! hostname ['sub.example.com'] VERBOSE: VERBOSE: 7F660D4F7201B8EB8F7F6AC2A0906253C240584F VERBOSE: CN=example.com VERBOSE: private key True VERBOSE: start date 2021-10-18 15:43:23 VERBOSE: expiration date 2022-10-19 15:43:23 VERBOSE: hostname ['example.com'] VERBOSE: key usage Any VERBOSE: trusted True VERBOSE: ^--------------------------------------^ shows that certificate `FCD157FCB753E2B388183C19021301B1739DF1E2` wasn't selected because its hostname didn't match the `example.com` hostname, but that certificate `7F660D4F7201B8EB8F7F6AC2A0906253C240584F` was selected because it matched all six criteria. .OUTPUTS System.Security.Cryptography.x509Certificates.X509Certificate2 that was found or `$null` if no match was found. .EXAMPLE Find-CTlsCertificate Demonstrates how to find a TLS certificate for the current computer using the computer's hostname and domain name as determined by the `[System.Net.NetworkInformation.IPGlobalProperties]` object returned by the ``[System.Net.NetworkInformation.IPGlobalProperties]::GetIPGlobalProperties()::GetIPGlobalProperties()` method. .EXAMPLE Find-CTlsCertificate -HostName 'example.com' Demonstrates how to find a valid TLS valid certificate for a hostname, in this example, `example.com`. .EXAMPLE Find-CTlsCertificate -HostName 'example.com' -Trusted Demonstrates how to find a valid *trusted* TLS certificate by using the `-Trusted` switch. Trusted certificates are issued by certificate authorities whose certificates (and all certificates in the certificate chain) are in the local machine or current user's [trusted certificate stores](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/security/cross-platform-cryptography#x509store). #> [CmdletBinding()] [OutputType([Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2])] param( # The hostname whose TLS certificate to find. [String] $HostName, # In addition to all other search criteria, if set, causes `Find-CTLSCertificate` to only return trusted # certificates, i.e. certificates that are issued by a certificate authority installed in the local machine or # current user's [trusted certificate stores](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/security/cross-platform-cryptography#x509store). # `Find-CTlsCertificate` calls the `Verify()` method on each certificate to determine if a certificate is # trusted. [switch] $Trusted ) Set-StrictMode -Version 'Latest' Use-CallerPreference -Cmdlet $PSCmdlet -Session $ExecutionContext.SessionState if( -not $HostName ) { $ipProperties = [Net.NetworkInformation.IPGlobalProperties]::GetIPGlobalProperties() $HostName= "$($ipProperties.HostName).$($ipProperties.DomainName)" } $certificate = Find-CCertificate -HostName $HostName ` -Active ` -HasPrivateKey ` -KeyUsageName 'Server Authentication' ` -Trusted:$Trusted | Sort-Object -Property 'NotAfter' -Descending | Select-Object -First 1 if( $certificate ) { return $certificate } $isTrustedMsg = '' if( $Trusted ) { $isTrustedMsg = '* is trusted.' + [Environment]::NewLine } $msg = "TLS certificate for $($HostName) does not exist. Make sure there is a certificate in the My certificate " + 'store for the LocalMachine or CurrentUser that:' + [Environment]::NewLine + ' ' + [Environment]::NewLine + '* has a private key' + [Environment]::NewLine + '* hasn''t expired and whose "NotBefore"/"Valid From" date is in the past' + [Environment]::NewLine + "* has subject ""CN=$($HostName)""; or whose Server Alternative Name contains ""$($HostName)""" + [Environment]::NewLine + '* has an enhanced key usage of "Server Authentication" (or no enhanced key usage ' + 'metadata) ' + [Environment]::NewLine + $isTrustedMsg + ' ' + [Environment]::NewLine + 'Use the -Verbose switch to see why each certificate was rejected.' Write-Error -Message $msg -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference } function Get-CCertificate { <# .SYNOPSIS Gets a certificate from a file or the Windows certificate store. .DESCRIPTION The `Get-CCertificate` function gets an X509 certificate from a file or the Windows certificate store. When you want to get a certificate from a file, pass the path to the `Path` parameter (wildcards allowed). If the certificate is password-protected, pass its password, as a `[securestring]`, to the `Password` parameter. If you plan on installing the certificate in a Windows certificate store, and you want to customize the key storage flags, pass the flags to the `KeyStorageFlags` parameter. On Windows, the path can also be a path to a certificate in PowerShell's certificate drive (i.e. the path begins with `cert:\`). When getting a path in the `cert:` drive, the `Password` and `KeyStorageFlags` parameters are ignored. The certificate is returned. Wildcards allowed. When called with no parameters, `Get-CCertificate` returns all certificates in all certificate locations and stores (except stores with custom names). You can filter what certificates to return using any combination of these parameters. A certificate must match all filters to be returned. * `StoreLocation`: only return certificates in one of the store locations, `CurrentUser` or `LocalMachine`. * `StoreName`: only return certificates from this store. Can't be used with `CustomStoreName`. * `CustomStoreName`: only return certificates from this custom store name. Can't be used with `StoreName`. * `Subject`: only return certificates with this subject. Wildcards allowed. * `LiteralSubject`: only return certificates with this exact subject. * `Thumbprint`: only return certificates with this thumbprint. Wildcards allowed. * `FriendlyName`: only return certificates with this friendly name. Wildcards allowed. Friendly names are Windows-only. If you pass a friendly name on other platforms, you'll get no certificates back. * `LiteralFriendlyName`: only return certificates with this exact friendly name. Friendly names are Windows-only. If you pass a friendly name on other platforms, you'll get no certificates back. `Get-CCertificate` adds a `Path` property to the returned objects that is the file system path where the certificate was loaded from, or, if loaded from a Windows certificate store, the path to the certificate in the `cert:` drive. When loading certificates from a certificate store, `Get-CCertificate` adds `StoreLocation` and `StoreName` properties for the store where the certificate was found. When loading a certificate from a file and that certificate contains a private key, Windows will temporarily write that private key to disk for the lifetime of the certificate object. If you do not need access to the certificate's private key, it's recommended to use `-KeyStorageFlags EphemeralKeySet` when loading the certificate from a file in order to prevent the private key from ever being written to disk. Otherwise, if you will be accessing the certificate's private key then it's recommended you call the `.Dispose()` method on the certificate object as soon as you're done with it to ensure the private key is immediately removed from disk. .OUTPUTS System.Security.Cryptography.x509Certificates.X509Certificate2. The X509Certificate2 certificates that were found, or `$null`. .EXAMPLE Get-CCertificate -Path C:\Certificates\certificate.cer -Password MySuperSecurePassword Gets an X509Certificate2 object representing the certificate.cer file. .EXAMPLE Get-CCertificate -Thumbprint a909502dd82ae41433e6f83886b00d4277a32a7b -StoreName My -StoreLocation LocalMachine Gets an X509Certificate2 object for the certificate in the Personal store with a specific thumbprint under the Local Machine. .EXAMPLE Get-CCertificate Demonstrates how to get all certificates in all current user and local machine stores. .EXAMPLE Get-CCertificate -Thumbprint a909502dd82ae41433e6f83886b00d4277a32a7b Demonstrates how to find certificates with a given thumbprints. .EXAMPLE Get-CCertificate -StoreLocation CurrentUser Demonstrates how to get all certificates for a specific location. .EXAMPLE Get-CCertificate -StoreName My Demonstrates how to get all certificates from a specific store. .EXAMPLE Get-CCertificate -Subject 'CN=Carbon.Cryptography' Demonstrates how to find all certificates in all stores that have a specific subject. .EXAMPLE Get-CCertificate -LiteralSubject 'CN=*.example.com' Demonstrates how to find a certificate that has wildcards in its subject using the `LiteralSubject` parameter. .EXAMPLE Get-CCertificate -Thumbprint $thumbprint -CustomStoreName 'SharePoint' -StoreLocation LocalMachine Demonstrates how to get a certificate from a custom store, i.e. one that is not part of the standard `StoreName` enumeration. .EXAMPLE Get-CCertificate -FriendlyName 'My Friendly Name' Demonstrates how to get all certificates with a specific friendly name. Friendly names are Windows-only. No certificates will be returned when using this parameter on non-Windows platforms. .EXAMPLE Get-CCertificate -LiteralFriendlyName '*My Friendly Name' Demonstrates how to find a certificate that has wildcards in its subject using the `LiteralFriendlyName` parameter. .EXAMPLE Get-CCertificate -Path 'cert:\CurrentUser\a909502dd82ae41433e6f83886b00d4277a32a7b' Demonstrates how to get a certificate out of a Windows certificate store with its certificate path. Wildcards supported. The `cert:` drive only exists on Windows. If you use a `cert:` path on non-Windows platforms, you'll get an error. #> [CmdletBinding(DefaultParameterSetName='FromCertificateStore')] [OutputType([Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2])] param( # The path to the certificate. On Windows, this can also be a certificate path, e.g. `cert:\`. Wildcards # supported. [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName='ByPath', Position=0)] [String] $Path, # The password to the certificate. Must be a `[securestring]`. [Parameter(ParameterSetName='ByPath')] [securestring] $Password, # The storage flags to use when loading a certificate file. This controls where/how you can store the # certificate in the certificate stores later. Use the `-bor` operator to combine flags. [Parameter(ParameterSetName='ByPath')] [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509KeyStorageFlags] $KeyStorageFlags, # The certificate's thumbprint. Wildcards allowed. [Parameter(ParameterSetName='FromCertificateStore')] [Parameter(ParameterSetName='FromCertificateStoreCustomStore')] [String] $Thumbprint, # The subject of the certificate. Wildcards allowed. [Parameter(ParameterSetName='FromCertificateStore')] [Parameter(ParameterSetName='FromCertificateStoreCustomStore')] [String] $Subject, # The literal subject of the certificate. [Parameter(ParameterSetName='FromCertificateStore')] [Parameter(ParameterSetName='FromCertificateStoreCustomStore')] [String] $LiteralSubject, # The friendly name of the certificate. Wildcards allowed. Friendly name is Windows-only. If you search by # friendly name on other platforms, you'll never get any certificates back. [Parameter(ParameterSetName='FromCertificateStore')] [Parameter(ParameterSetName='FromCertificateStoreCustomStore')] [String] $FriendlyName, # The literal friendly name of the certificate. Friendly name is Windows-only. If you search by friendly name on # other platforms, you'll never get any certificates back. [Parameter(ParameterSetName='FromCertificateStore')] [Parameter(ParameterSetName='FromCertificateStoreCustomStore')] [String] $LiteralFriendlyName, # The location of the certificate's store. [Parameter(ParameterSetName='FromCertificateStore')] [Parameter(ParameterSetName='FromCertificateStoreCustomStore')] [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.StoreLocation] $StoreLocation, # The name of the certificate's store. [Parameter(ParameterSetName='FromCertificateStore')] [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.StoreName] $StoreName, # The name of the non-standard, custom store. [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName='FromCertificateStoreCustomStore')] [String] $CustomStoreName ) Set-StrictMode -Version 'Latest' Use-CallerPreference -Cmdlet $PSCmdlet -Session $ExecutionContext.SessionState function Add-PathMember { param( [Parameter(Mandatory,VAlueFromPipeline=$true)] [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2] $Certificate, [Parameter(Mandatory)] [string] $Path ) process { $Certificate | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name 'Path' -Value $Path -PassThru } } function Resolve-CertificateProviderFriendlyPath { param( [Parameter(Mandatory,ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName)] [string] $PSPath, [Parameter(Mandatory,ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName)] [Management.Automation.PSDriveInfo] $PSDrive ) process { $qualifier = '{0}:' -f $PSDrive.Name $path = $PSPath | Split-Path -NoQualifier Join-Path -Path $qualifier -ChildPath $path } } if( $PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -eq 'ByPath' ) { if( -not (Test-Path -Path $Path -PathType Leaf) ) { Write-Error -Message "Certificate ""$($Path)"" not found." -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference return } foreach( $item in (Get-Item -Path $Path) ) { Write-Debug -Message $PSCmdlet.GetUnresolvedProviderPathFromPSPath($item.PSPath) if( $item -is [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2] ) { $certFriendlyPath = $item | Resolve-CertificateProviderFriendlyPath $item | Add-PathMember -Path $certFriendlyPath | Write-Output } elseif( $item -is [IO.FileInfo] ) { try { $ctorParams = @($item.FullName, $Password ) if( $PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('KeyStorageFlags') ) { # macOS doesn't allow ephemeral key storage, which is kind of weird but whatever. if( (Test-COperatingSystem -MacOS) ) { $KeyStorageFlags = $KeyStorageFlags -band -bnot [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509KeyStorageFlags]::EphemeralKeySet } $ctorParams += $KeyStorageFlags } New-Object 'Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2' -ArgumentList $ctorParams | Add-PathMember -Path $item.FullName | Write-Output } catch { $ex = $_.Exception while( $ex.InnerException ) { $ex = $ex.InnerException } $msg = "[$($ex.GetType().FullName)] exception creating X509Certificate2 object from file " + """$($item.FullName)"": $($ex)" Write-Error -Message $msg -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference } } } return } $foundCerts = @{} Write-Debug -Message "[$($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name)]" $locationWildcard = '*' if( $StoreLocation ) { $locationWildcard = $StoreLocation.ToString() } $storeNameWildcard = '*' if( $StoreName ) { $storeNameWildcard = $StoreName.ToString() } Write-Debug -Message " $($locationWildcard)\$($storeNameWildcard)" # If we're searching for a certificate, don't write an error if one isn't found. Only write an error if the user # is looking for a specific certificate in a specific location and store. $searching = [Management.Automation.WildcardPattern]::ContainsWildcardCharacters($Thumbprint) -or ` [Management.Automation.WildcardPattern]::ContainsWildcardCharacters($FriendlyName) -or ` [Management.Automation.WildcardPattern]::ContainsWildcardCharacters($Subject) -or ` $locationWildcard -eq '*' -or ` ($storeNameWildcard -eq '*' -and -not $CustomStoreName) [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.StoreLocation] $currentUserLocation = [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.StoreLocation]::CurrentUser [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.StoreLocation] $localMachineLocation = [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.StoreLocation]::LocalMachine $result = @() @($currentUserLocation, $localMachineLocation) | Where-Object { $_.ToString() -like $locationWildcard } | ForEach-Object { $location = $_ Write-Debug -Message " $($location)" if( $CustomStoreName ) { try { Write-Debug -Message " $($CustomStoreName)" [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Store]::New($CustomStoreName, $location) | Write-Output } catch { $msg = "Failed to open ""$($location)\$($CustomStoreName)"" custom store: $($_)" Write-Error -Message $msg -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference } return } Write-Debug -Message " $($storeNameWildcard)" [Enum]::GetValues([Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.StoreName]) | Where-Object { $_.ToString() -like $storeNameWildcard } | ForEach-Object { $name = $_ try { [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Store]::New($name, $location) | Write-Output } catch { $ex = $_.Exception while( $ex.InnerException ) { $ex = $ex.InnerException } $msg = "Exception opening ""$($location)\$($name)"" store: " + "[$($ex.GetType().FullName)]: $($ex)" Write-Error -Message $msg -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference } } } | Foreach-Object { $openFlags = [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.OpenFlags]::OpenExistingOnly -bor ` [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.OpenFlags]::ReadOnly [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Store] $store = $_ try { $store.Open($openFlags) $storeNamePropValue = $store.Name if( -not $CustomStoreName ) { if( $storeNamePropValue -eq 'CA' ) { $storeNamePropValue = [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.StoreName]::CertificateAuthority } else { $storeNamePropValue = [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.StoreName]$storeNamePropValue } } Write-Debug " $($store.Location) $($store.Name)" $store.Certificates | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name 'StoreLocation' -Value $store.Location -PassThru | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name 'StoreName' -Value $storeNamePropValue -PassThru | Add-Member -MemberType ScriptProperty -Name 'Path' -Value { if( -not (Test-Path -Path 'cert:') ) { return } $storeNamePath = $this.StoreName if( $storeNamePath.ToString() -eq 'CertificateAuthority' ) { $storeNamePath = 'CA' } $path = Join-Path -Path 'cert:' -ChildPath $this.StoreLocation $path = Join-Path -Path $path -ChildPath $storeNamePath $path = Join-Path -Path $path -ChildPath $this.Thumbprint return $path } -PassThru } # Store doesn't exist. catch [Security.Cryptography.CryptographicException] { $Global:Error.RemoveAt(0) } catch { $ex = $_.Exception while( $ex.InnerException ) { $ex = $ex.InnerException } $msg = "[$($ex.GetType().FullName)] exception opening and iterating certificates in " + """$($store.Location)\$($store.Name)"" store: $($ex)" Write-Error -Message $msg -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference } finally { $store.Dispose() } } | Where-Object { $key = "$($_.StoreLocation)\$($_.StoreName)\$($_.Thumbprint)" if( $foundCerts.ContainsKey($key) ) { return $false } $foundCerts[$key] = $_ return $true } | Where-Object { if( -not $Subject ) { return $true } return $_.Subject -like $Subject } | Where-Object { if( -not $LiteralSubject ) { return $true } return $_.Subject -eq $LiteralSubject } | Where-Object { if( -not $Thumbprint ) { return $true } return $_.Thumbprint -like $Thumbprint } | Where-Object { if( -not $FriendlyName ) { return $true } return $_.FriendlyName -like $FriendlyName } | Where-Object { if( -not $LiteralFriendlyName ) { return $true } return $_.FriendlyName -eq $LiteralFriendlyName } | ForEach-Object { $_.pstypenames.Insert(0, 'Carbon.Cryptography.X509Certificate2') ; $_ } | Tee-Object -Variable 'result' | Write-Output if( -not $searching -and -not $result ) { $fields = [Collections.ArrayList]::New() if( $Subject ) { $field = "Subject like ""$($Subject)""" [void]$fields.Add($field) } if( $LiteralSubject ) { $field = "Subject equal ""$($LiteralSubject)""" [void]$fields.Add($field) } if( $Thumbprint ) { $field = "Thumbprint like ""$($Thumbprint)""" [void]$fields.Add($field) } if( $FriendlyName ) { $field = "Friendly Name like ""$($FriendlyName)""" [void]$fields.Add($field) } if( $LiteralFriendlyName ) { $field = "Friendly Name equal ""$($LiteralFriendlyName)""" [void]$fields.Add($field) } if( $StoreName ) { $storeDisplayName = $StoreName.ToString() } elseif( $CustomStoreName ) { $storeDisplayName = "$($CustomStoreName) custom" } $lastField = '' if( $fields.Count -gt 1 ) { $lastField = ", and $($fields[-1])" $fields = $fields[0..($fields.Count - 2)] } $msg = "Certificate with $($fields -join ', ')$($lastField) does not exist in the $($StoreLocation)\" + "$($storeDisplayName) store." Write-Error -Message $msg -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference } } function Get-CPrivateKey { <# .SYNOPSIS Gets an X509 certificate's private key. .DESCRIPTION The `Get-CPrivateKey` function gets an X509 certificate's private key. It works across all PowerShell editions and platforms. Pipe the certificate (as a `Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2` object) or pass it to the `Certificate` parameter. The certificate's private key is returned. If the certificate does not have a private key (i.e. its `HasPrivateKey` property is `false`), then an error is written and nothing is returned. .EXAMPLE Get-Item -Path 'Cert:\CurrentUser\My\DEADBEEDEADBEEDEADBEEDEADBEEDEADBEEDEADB | Get-CPrivateKey Demonstrates how to pipe an X509 certificate object to `Get-CPrivateKey` to get its private key. #> [CmdletBinding()] param( [Parameter(Mandatory, Position=0, ValueFromPipeline)] [X509Certificate2] $Certificate ) process { if (-not $Certificate.HasPrivateKey) { $msg = "Failed to get private key on certificate ""$($Certificate.Subject)"" " + "($($Certificate.Thumbprint)) because it doesn't have a private key." Write-Error -Message $msg -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference return } if ($Certificate.PrivateKey) { return $Certificate.PrivateKey } try { return [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.RSACertificateExtensions]::GetRSAPrivateKey($Certificate) } catch { $msg = "Failed to get private key for certificate ""$($Certificate.Subject)"" " + "($($Certificate.Thumbprint)): ${_}" Write-Error -Message $msg -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference } } } function Get-CPrivateKeyPermission { <# .SYNOPSIS Gets the permissions (access control rules) for an X509 certificate's private key. Windows only. .DESCRIPTION The `Get-CPrivateKeyPermission` gets the permissions on an X509 certificate's private key. Pass the path to the X509 certificate in the PowerShell `cert:` drive to the `Path` parameter (wildcards supported). All non-inherited permissions are returned. To get a specific user or group's permissions, pass the user/group name to the `Identity` parameter. If the user/group doesn't exist, the function writes an error then returns nothing. To also get inherited permissions, use the `Inherited` switch. This function only supports the Windows operating system. If you run on a non-Windows operating system, the function writes an error then returns nothing. If the certificate doesn't exist, the function writes an error then returns nothing. If the certificate doesn't have a private key, the function writes a warning and returns. If the certificate's private key is inaccessible, the function writes an error then returns nothing. If running under Windows PowerShell and the .NET framework uses the [RSACryptoServiceProvider](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.security.cryptography.rsacryptoserviceprovider) or the [DSACryptoServiceProvider](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.security.cryptography.dsacryptoserviceprovider) class to manage the private key, the function returns `System.Security.AccessRule.CryptoKeyAccessRule` objects. Otherwise, it returns `System.Security.AccessRule.FileSystemAccessRule` objects. .OUTPUTS System.Security.AccessControl.AccessRule. .LINK Get-CPrivateKey .LINK Grant-CPrivateKeyPermission .LINK Resolve-CPrivateKeyPermission .LINK Revoke-CPrivateKeyPermission .LINK Test-CPrivateKeyPermission .EXAMPLE Get-CPrivateKeyPermission -Path 'Cert:\LocalMachine\1234567890ABCDEF1234567890ABCDEF12345678' Demonstrates how to use this function to return non-inherited access rules for an X509 certificate's private key. In this example, the `Cert:\LocalMachine\1234567890ABCDEF1234567890ABCDEF12345678` certificate's private key permissions are returned. #> [CmdletBinding()] [OutputType([System.Security.AccessControl.AccessRule])] param( # The path whose permissions (i.e. access control rules) to return. Must be a path on the `cert:` drive. # Wildcards supported. [Parameter(Mandatory)] [String] $Path, # The user/group name whose permissiosn (i.e. access control rules) to return. By default, all permissions are # returned. [String] $Identity, # Return inherited permissions in addition to explicit permissions. [switch] $Inherited ) Set-StrictMode -Version 'Latest' Use-CallerPreference -Cmdlet $PSCmdlet -Session $ExecutionContext.SessionState if (-not $IsWindows) { Write-Error -Message 'Get-CPrivateKeyPermission only supports Windows.' -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference return } if (-not (Test-Path -Path $Path)) { $msg = "Failed to get permissions on ""${Path}"" certificate's private key because the certificate does not " + 'exist.' Write-Error -Message $msg -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference return } if ($Identity) { if( -not (Test-CPrincipal -Name $Identity) ) { $msg = "Failed to get permissions on ""${Path}"" for ""${Identity}"" because that user/group does not " + 'exist.' Write-Error -Message $msg -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference return } $Identity = Resolve-CPrincipalName -Name $Identity } foreach ($certificate in (Get-Item -Path $Path -Force)) { if ($certificate -isnot [X509Certificate2]) { $msg = "Failed to get permissions on ""${certificate}"" because it is not an X509 certificate." Write-Error -Message $msg -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference continue } $certPath = Join-Path -Path 'cert:' -ChildPath ($certificate.PSPath | Split-Path -NoQualifier) $subject = $certificate.Subject Write-Debug -Message "${certPath} ${subject}" -Verbose if (-not $certificate.HasPrivateKey) { $msg = "Unable to get permissions on ""${subject}"" (thumbprint: ${thumbprint}; path ${certPath}) " + 'certificate''s private key because the certificate doesn''t have a private key.' Write-Warning $msg -WarningAction $WarningPreference continue } $pk = $certificate | Get-CPrivateKey if (-not $pk) { continue } $usesCryptoKeyRights = $pk | Test-CCryptoKeyAvailable if (-not $usesCryptoKeyRights) { $getPermArgs = [Collections.Generic.Dictionary[[String], [Object]]]::New($PSBoundParameters) [void]$getPermArgs.Remove('Path') $pkPaths = $certificate | Resolve-CPrivateKeyPath if (-not $pkPaths) { continue } foreach ($pkPath in $pkPaths) { Get-CPermission -Path $pkPath @getPermArgs } continue } $certificate.PrivateKey.CspKeyContainerInfo.CryptoKeySecurity | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'Access' | Where-Object { if( $Inherited ) { return $true } return (-not $_.IsInherited) } | Where-Object { if( $Identity ) { return ($_.IdentityReference.Value -eq $Identity) } return $true } } } function Grant-CPrivateKeyPermission { <# .SYNOPSIS Grants permissions on an X509 certificate's private key. Windows only. .DESCRIPTION The `Grant-CPrivateKeyPermission` functions grants permissions to an X509 certificatte's private key to a user or group. Pass the path to the certificate to the `Path` parameter. The path must be to an item on the PowerShell `cert:` drive. Wildcards supported. Pass the user/group name to the `Identity` parameter. Pass the permission to the `Permission` parameter. The function grants the identity the given permissions. If the certificate doesn't exist or is not to an item in the cert: drive, the function writes an error and returns. If the user/group does not exist, the function writes an error and returns. If the certificate doesn't have a private key, or the private key is inaccessible, the function writes an error and returns. If the user already has the given permission on the private key, nothing happens. Use the `-Force` switch to replace the existing access rule with a new and identital access rule. To clear all other non-inherited permissions on the private key, use the `-Clear` switch. To have the permission returned as an access rule object, use the `-PassThru` switch. If running under Windows PowerShell and the .NET framework uses the [RSACryptoServiceProvider](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.security.cryptography.rsacryptoserviceprovider) or the [DSACryptoServiceProvider](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.security.cryptography.dsacryptoserviceprovider) class to manage the private key, the function returns `System.Security.AccessRule.CryptoKeyAccessRule` objects. Otherwise, it returns `System.Security.AccessRule.FileSystemAccessRule` objects. To add a deny rule, pass `Deny` to the the `Type` parameter. .OUTPUTS System.Security.AccessControl.AccessRule. .LINK Get-CPrivateKey .LINK Get-CPrivateKeyPermission .LINK Resolve-CPrivateKeyPath .LINK Revoke-CPrivateKeyPermission .LINK Test-CPrivateKeyPermission .LINK http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.security.accesscontrol.filesystemrights.aspx .LINK http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.security.accesscontrol.registryrights.aspx .LINK http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.security.accesscontrol.cryptokeyrights.aspx .LINK http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc163885.aspx#S3 .EXAMPLE Grant-CPrivateKeyPermission -Identity ENTERPRISE\Engineers -Permission FullControl -Path 'cert:\LocalMachine\My\1234567890ABCDEF1234567890ABCDEF12345678' Demonstrates how to grant permissions to an X509 certificate's private key. In this example, the `Enterprise\Engineers` group will get full control to the private key of the certificate at `cert:\LocalMachine\My\1234567890ABCDEF1234567890ABCDEF12345678`. .EXAMPLE Grant-CPrivateKeyPermission -Identity BORG\Locutus -Permission FullControl -Type Deny -Path 'cert:\LocalMachine\My\1234567890ABCDEF1234567890ABCDEF12345678' Demonstrates how to grant deny permissions on an objecy with the `Type` parameter. .EXAMPLE Grant-CPrivateKeyPermission -Identity ENTERPRISE\Engineers -Permission FullControl -Clear -Path 'cert:\LocalMachine\My\1234567890ABCDEF1234567890ABCDEF12345678' Demonstrates how to clear all other permissions on the private key by using the `-Clear` switch. .EXAMPLE Grant-CPrivateKeyPermission -Identity ENTERPRISE\Engineers -Permission FullControl -Force -Path 'cert:\LocalMachine\My\1234567890ABCDEF1234567890ABCDEF12345678' Demonstrates how to always force granting the permission using the `-Force` switch. By default, if an identity already has permissions, the function does nothing. When using the `-Force` switch, the function will remove any existing permissions and then grant the requested permission. .EXAMPLE Grant-CPrivateKeyPermission -Identity ENTERPRISE\Engineers -Permission FullControl -PassThru -Path 'cert:\LocalMachine\My\1234567890ABCDEF1234567890ABCDEF12345678' Demonstrates how to have the permission granted returned by using the `-PassThru` switch. If running under Windows PowerShell and the .NET framework uses the [RSACryptoServiceProvider](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.security.cryptography.rsacryptoserviceprovider) or the [DSACryptoServiceProvider](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.security.cryptography.dsacryptoserviceprovider) class to manage the private key, the function returns `System.Security.AccessRule.CryptoKeyAccessRule` objects. Otherwise, it returns `System.Security.AccessRule.FileSystemAccessRule` objects. #> [Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage('PSShouldProcess', '')] [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess)] [OutputType([Security.AccessControl.AccessRule])] param( # The path on which the permissions should be granted. Must be the path to an X509 certificate, i.e. an item in # the PowerShell `cert:` drive. [Parameter(Mandatory)] [String] $Path, # The user or group name getting the permissions. [Parameter(Mandatory)] [String] $Identity, # The permission to grant. The Windows UI only allows Read and FullControl access, so # `Grant-CPrivateKeyPermission` also only allows `Read` and `FullControl` permissions. [Parameter(Mandatory)] [ValidateSet('Read', 'FullControl')] [String] $Permission, # The type of rule to grant, either `Allow` or `Deny`. The default is `Allow`, which will allow access to the # item. The other option is `Deny`, which will deny access to the item. [Security.AccessControl.AccessControlType] $Type = [Security.AccessControl.AccessControlType]::Allow, # Removes all non-inherited permissions on the item. [switch] $Clear, # Returns an object representing the permission created or set on the `Path`. The returned object will have a # `Path` propery added to it so it can be piped to any cmdlet that uses a path. [switch] $PassThru, # Grants permissions, even if they are already present. [switch] $Force ) Set-StrictMode -Version 'Latest' Use-CallerPreference -Cmdlet $PSCmdlet -Session $ExecutionContext.SessionState if (-not $IsWindows) { Write-Error -Message 'Grant-CPrivateKeyPermission only supports Windows.' -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference return } if (-not (Test-Path -Path $Path)) { $msg = "Failed to grant permissions on ""${Path}"" certificate's private key because the certificate does " + 'not exist.' Write-Error -Message $msg -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference return } if (-not (Test-CPrincipal -Name $Identity)) { $msg = "Failed to grant ""${Permission}"" permissions on ""${Path}"" to ""${Identity}"" because that " + 'user/group does not exist.' Write-Error -Message $msg -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference return } $Identity = Resolve-CPrincipalName -Name $Identity foreach ($certificate in (Get-Item -Path $Path -Force)) { if ($certificate -isnot [X509Certificate2]) { $msg = "Failed to grant permissions on ""${certificate}"" because it is not an X509 certificate." Write-Error -Message $msg -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference continue } $certPath = Join-Path -Path 'cert:' -ChildPath ($certificate.PSPath | Split-Path -NoQualifier) $subject = $certificate.Subject $thumbprint = $certificate.Thumbprint if (-not $certificate.HasPrivateKey) { $msg = "Unable to grant permission on ""${subject}"" (thumbprint: ${thumbprint}; path ${certPath}) " + 'certificate''s private key because the certificate doesn''t have a private key.' Write-Warning $msg -WarningAction $WarningPreference continue } $description = "${certPath} ${subject}" $pk = $certificate | Get-CPrivateKey if (-not $pk) { continue } $useCryptoKeyRights = ($pk | Test-CCryptoKeyAvailable) if (-not $useCryptoKeyRights) { $grantPermArgs = [Collections.Generic.Dictionary[[String], [Object]]]::New($PSBoundParameters) [void]$grantPermArgs.Remove('Path') $pkPaths = $certificate | Resolve-CPrivateKeyPath if (-not $pkPaths) { continue } foreach ($pkPath in $pkPaths) { Grant-CPermission -Path $pkPath @grantPermArgs -Description $description } continue } [Security.AccessControl.CryptoKeySecurity] $keySecurity = $certificate.PrivateKey.CspKeyContainerInfo.CryptoKeySecurity if (-not $keySecurity) { $msg = "Failed to grant permission to ""${subject}"" (thumbprint: ${thumbprint}; path: ${certPath}) " + 'certificate''s private key because the private key has no security information. Make sure ' + 'you''re running with administrative rights.' Write-Error -Message $msg -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference continue } $rulesToRemove = @() if ($Clear) { $rulesToRemove = $keySecurity.Access | Where-Object { $_.IdentityReference.Value -ne $Identity } | # Don't remove Administrators access. Where-Object { $_.IdentityReference.Value -ne 'BUILTIN\Administrators' } if ($rulesToRemove) { foreach ($ruleToRemove in $rulesToRemove) { $rmIdentity = $ruleToRemove.IdentityReference.ToString() $rmType = $ruleToRemove.AccessControlType.ToString().ToLowerInvariant() $rmRights = $ruleToRemove.CryptoKeyRights Write-Information "${description} ${rmIdentity} - ${rmType} ${rmRights}" if (-not $keySecurity.RemoveAccessRule($ruleToRemove)) { $msg = "Failed to remove ""${rmIdentity}"" identity's ${rmType} ""${rmRights}"" permissions " + "to ${subject} (thumbprint: ${thumbprint}; path: ${certPath}) certificate's private key." Write-Error -Message $msg -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference continue } } } } $rights = $Permission | ConvertTo-CryptoKeyRights $accessRule = New-Object -TypeName 'Security.AccessControl.CryptoKeyAccessRule' ` -ArgumentList $Identity, $rights, $Type | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name 'Path' -Value $certPath -PassThru if ($Force -or ` $rulesToRemove -or ` -not (Test-CPrivateKeyPermission -Path $certPath -Identity $Identity -Permission $Permission -Strict)) { $currentPerm = Get-CPrivateKeyPermission -Path $certPath -Identity $Identity if ($currentPerm) { $curType = $currentPerm.AccessControlType.ToString().ToLowerInvariant() $curRights = $currentPerm.CryptoKeyRights Write-Information "${description} ${Identity} - ${curType} ${curRights}" } $newType = $Type.ToString().ToLowerInvariant() Write-Information "${description} ${Identity} + ${newType} ${rights}" $keySecurity.SetAccessRule($accessRule) $action = "grant ""${Identity} ${newType} ${rights} permission(s)" Set-CryptoKeySecurity -Certificate $certificate -CryptoKeySecurity $keySecurity -Action $action } if( $PassThru ) { return $accessRule } } } function Install-CCertificate { <# .SYNOPSIS Installs an X509 certificate. .DESCRIPTION The `Install-CCertificate` function installs an X509 certificate. It uses the .NET X509 certificates API. The user performing the action must have permission to modify the store or the installation will fail. You can install from a file (pass the path to the file to the `-Path` parameter), or from an `X509Certificate2` object (pass it to the `-Certificate` parameter). Pass the store location (LocalMachine or CurrentUser) to the `-StoreLocation` parameter. Pass the store name (e.g. My, Root) to the `-StoreName` parameter. If the certificate has a private key and you want the private key exportable, use the `-Exportable` switch. If the certificate already exists in the store, nothing happens. If you want to re-install the certificate over any existing certificates, use the `-Force` switch. If installing a certificate from a file, and the file is password-protected, use the `-Password` parameter to pass the certificate's password. The password must be a `[securestring]`. This function only works on Windows. To install a certificate on a remote computer, create a remoting session with the `New-PSSession` cmdlet, and pass the session object to this function's `Session` parameter. When installing to a remote computer, the certificate's binary data is converted to a base64 encoded string and sent to the remote computer, where it is converted back into a certificate. If installing a certificate from a file, the file's bytes are converted to base64, sent to the remote computer, saved as a temporary file, installed, and the temporary file is removed. .OUTPUTS System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2. An X509Certificate2 object representing the newly installed certificate. .EXAMPLE Install-CCertificate -Path 'C:\Users\me\certificate.cer' -StoreLocation LocalMachine -StoreName My -Exportable -Password $securePassword Demonstrates how to install a password-protected certificate from a file and to allow its private key to be exportable. .EXAMPLE Install-CCertificate -Path C:\Users\me\certificate.cer -StoreLocation LocalMachine -StoreName My -Session $session Demonstrates how to install a certificate from a file on the local computer into the local machine's personal store on a remote cmoputer. You can pass multiple sessions to the `Session` parameter. #> [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess, DefaultParameterSetName='FromFileInWindowsStore')] [OutputType([Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2])] param( # The path to the certificate file. [Parameter(Mandatory, Position=0, ParameterSetName='FromFileInWindowsStore')] [Parameter(Mandatory, Position=0, ParameterSetName='FromFileInCustomStore')] [String] $Path, # The certificate to install. [Parameter(Mandatory, Position=0, ParameterSetName='FromCertificateInWindowsStore')] [Parameter(Mandatory, Position=0, ParameterSetName='FromCertificateInCustomStore')] [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2] $Certificate, # The location of the certificate's store. To see a list of acceptable values, run: # # > [Enum]::GetValues([Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.StoreLocation]) [Parameter(Mandatory)] [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.StoreLocation] $StoreLocation, # The name of the certificate's store. To see a list of acceptable values run: # # > [Enum]::GetValues([Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.StoreName]) [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName='FromFileInWindowsStore')] [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName='FromCertificateInWindowsStore')] [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.StoreName] $StoreName, # The name of the non-standard, custom store where the certificate should be installed. [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName='FromFileInCustomStore')] [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName='FromCertificateInCustomStore')] [String] $CustomStoreName, # Mark the private key as exportable. Only valid if loading the certificate from a file. [Parameter(ParameterSetName='FromFileInWindowsStore')] [Parameter(ParameterSetName='FromFileInCustomStore')] [switch] $Exportable, # The password for the certificate. Should be a `System.Security.SecureString`. [Parameter(ParameterSetName='FromFileInWindowsStore')] [Parameter(ParameterSetName='FromFileInCustomStore')] [securestring] $Password, # Use the `Session` parameter to install a certificate on remote computer(s) using PowerShell remoting. Use # `New-PSSession` to create a session. [Management.Automation.Runspaces.PSSession[]] $Session, # Re-install the certificate, even if it is already installed. Calls the `Add()` method for store even if the # certificate is in the store. This function assumes that the `Add()` method replaces existing certificates. [switch] $Force, # Return the installed certificate. [switch] $PassThru ) Set-StrictMode -Version 'Latest' Use-CallerPreference -Cmdlet $PSCmdlet -Session $ExecutionContext.SessionState $ephemeralKeyFlag = [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509KeyStorageFlags]::EphemeralKeySet $defaultKeyFlag = [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509KeyStorageFlags]::DefaultKeySet if( $PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -like 'FromFile*' ) { $resolvedPath = Resolve-Path -Path $Path if( -not $resolvedPath ) { return } $Path = $resolvedPath.ProviderPath $fileBytes = [IO.File]::ReadAllBytes($Path) $encodedCert = [Convert]::ToBase64String($fileBytes) $keyFlags = $ephemeralKeyFlag if( (Test-COperatingSystem -MacOS) ) { $keyFlags = $defaultKeyFlag } # We need the certificate thumbprint so we can check if the certificate exists or not. $Certificate = [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate]::New($Path, $Password, $keyFlags) try { $thumbprint = $Certificate.Thumbprint } finally { $Certificate.Reset() } $Certificate = $null } else { $thumbprint = $Certificate.Thumbprint $encodedCert = [Convert]::ToBase64String( $Certificate.RawData ) } $keyFlags = [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509KeyStorageFlags]::MachineKeySet if( $StoreLocation -eq [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.StoreLocation]::CurrentUser ) { $keyFlags = [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509KeyStorageFlags]::UserKeySet } $keyFlags = $keyFlags -bor [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509KeyStorageFlags]::PersistKeySet if( $Exportable ) { $keyFlags = $keyFlags -bor [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509KeyStorageFlags]::Exportable } $invokeCommandArgs = @{ } if( $Session ) { $invokeCommandArgs['Session'] = $Session } Invoke-Command @invokeCommandArgs -ScriptBlock { [CmdletBinding()] param( # The base64 encoded certificate to install. [Parameter(Mandatory)] [String] $EncodedCertificate, # The password for the certificate. [securestring] $Password, [Parameter(Mandatory)] [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.StoreLocation] $StoreLocation, $StoreName, [string] $CustomStoreName, [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509KeyStorageFlags] $KeyStorageFlags, [bool] $Force, [bool] $WhatIf, [Management.Automation.ActionPreference] $Verbosity, [String] $Thumbprint ) Set-StrictMode -Version 'Latest' $WhatIfPreference = $WhatIf $VerbosePreference = $Verbosity $certFilePath = Join-Path -Path ([IO.Path]::GetTempPath()) -ChildPath ([IO.Path]::GetRandomFileName()) [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2] $cert = $null [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Store] $store = $null if( $CustomStoreName ) { $storeNameDisplay = $CustomStoreName $store = [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Store]::New($CustomStoreName, $StoreLocation) } else { $StoreName = [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.StoreName]$StoreName $storeNameDisplay = $StoreName.ToString() $store = [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Store]::New($StoreName, $StoreLocation) } if( -not $Force ) { try { $store.Open( ([Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.OpenFlags]::ReadOnly) ) if( $store.Certificates | Where-Object 'Thumbprint' -eq $Thumbprint ) { return } } catch { $msg = "Exception reading certificates from $($StoreLocation)\$($storeNameDisplay) store: $($_)" Write-Error -Message $msg -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference return } finally { $store.Close() } } $certBytes = [Convert]::FromBase64String( $EncodedCertificate ) [IO.File]::WriteAllBytes( $certFilePath, $certBytes ) # Make sure the key isn't persisted if we're not going to store it. if( $WhatIf ) { # We don't use EphemeralKeySet because it isn't supported on macOS. $KeyStorageFlags = [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509KeyStorageFlags]::DefaultKeySet } try { $cert = [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2]::New($certFilePath, $Password, $KeyStorageFlags) } catch { $msg = "Exception reading certificate from file: $($_)" Write-Error -Message $msg -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference return } $description = $cert.FriendlyName if( -not $description ) { $description = $cert.Subject } try { $store.Open( ([Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.OpenFlags]::ReadWrite) ) $action = "install into $($StoreLocation)\$($storeNameDisplay) store" $target = "$($description) ($($cert.Thumbprint))" if( $PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess($target, $action) ) { $msg = "Installing certificate ""$($description)"" ($($cert.Thumbprint)) into $($StoreLocation)\" + "$($storeNameDisplay) store." Write-Verbose -Message $msg $store.Add( $cert ) } } catch { if( (Test-COperatingSystem -MacOS) -and ($cert.HasPrivateKey -and -not $Exportable) ) { $msg = "Exception installing certificate ""$($description)"" ($($cert.Thumbprint)) into " + "$($StoreLocation)\$($storeNameDisplay): $($_). On macOS, certificates with private keys " + "must be exportable. Update $($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name) with the ""-Exportable"" switch." Write-Error -Message $msg -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference return } $msg = "Exception installing certificate in $($StoreLocation)\$($storeNameDisplay) store: $($_)" Write-Error -Message $msg -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference return } finally { Remove-Item -Path $certFilePath -ErrorAction Ignore -WhatIf:$false -Force if( $cert ) { $cert.Reset() } if( $store ) { $store.Close() } } } -ArgumentList $encodedCert, $Password, $StoreLocation, $StoreName, $CustomStoreName, $keyFlags, $Force, $WhatIfPreference, $VerbosePreference, $thumbprint if( $PassThru ) { # Don't return a certificate object created by this function. It may have been loaded from a file and stored # in a temp file on disk. If that certificate object isn't properly disposed, the temp file can stick around # slowly filling up disks. $storeParam = @{ StoreName = $StoreName } if( $CustomStoreName ) { $storeParam = @{ CustomStoreName = $CustomStoreName } } return Get-CCertificate -Thumbprint $thumbprint -StoreLocation $StoreLocation @storeParam } } function New-CRsaKeyPair { <# .SYNOPSIS Generates a public/private RSA key pair. .DESCRIPTION The `New-CRsaKeyPair` function uses the `certreq.exe` program to generate an RSA public/private key pair suitable for use in encrypting/decrypting CMS messages, credentials in DSC resources, etc. Pass the subject to the `Subject` parameter (it must begin with `CN=`) and the paths where you want the public and private keys saved to the `PublicKeyPath` and `PrivateKeyPath` parameters, respectively. `New-CRsaKeyPair` creates a temporary .inf file and passes it to the `certreq.exe` program. You will be prompted for a password, unless you pass a password to the `Password` parameter. By default, a key pair with no key usages or enhanced key usages is generated that is 4096 bits in length, uses `SHA512` as the signature/hash algorithm, and is valid until December 31st, 9999. An object with `[IO.FileInfo] PublicKeyFile` and `[IO.FileInfo] PrivateKeyFile` properties is returned. You can change the key's length, algorithm, expiration date, and provider with the `Length`, `Algorithm`, `ValidTo`, and `ProviderName` parameters, respectively. You can set the key pair's usages with the `KeyUsage` parameter. Valid usages this function supports are `ClientAuthentication`, `CodeSigning`, `DocumentEncryption`, `DocumentSigning`, and `ServerAuthentication`. If the destination files already exist, you'll get an error and no keys will be generated. Use the `Force` switch to overwrite any existing files. The `certreq.exe` command stores the private key in the current user's `My` certificate store. This function exports that private key to a file and removes it from the current user's `My` store. The private key is protected with the password provided via the `-Password` parameter. If you don't provide a password, you will be prompted for one. To not protect the private key with a password, pass `$null` as the value of the `-Password` parameter. The public key is saved as an X509Certificate. The private key is saved as a PFX file. Both can be loaded by .NET's `X509Certificate` class. Returns `System.IO.FileInfo` objects for the public and private key, in that order. .LINK Get-CCertificate .LINK Install-CCertificate .EXAMPLE New-CRsaKeyPair -Subject 'CN=MyName' -PublicKeyFile 'MyName.cer' -PrivateKeyFile 'MyName.pfx' -Password $secureString Demonstrates the minimal parameters needed to generate a key pair. The key will use a sha512 signing algorithm, have a length of 4096 bits, and expire on `12/31/9999`. The public key will be saved in the current directory as `MyName.cer`. The private key will be saved to the current directory as `MyName.pfx` and protected with password in `$secureString`. The key pair will have no usages, so you won't be able to do much with it. .EXAMPLE New-CRsaKeyPair -Subject 'CN=MyName' -PublicKeyFile 'MyName.cer' -PrivateKeyFile 'MyName.pfx' -Password $null Demonstrates how to save the private key unprotected (i.e. without a password). You must set the password to `$null`. This functionality was introduced in Carbon 2.1. .EXAMPLE New-CRsaKeyPair -Subject 'CN=MyName' -PublicKeyFile 'MyName.cer' -PrivateKeyFile 'MyName.pfx' -Algorithm 'sha1' -ValidTo (Get-Date -Year 2015 -Month 12 -Day 31) -Length 1024 -Password $secureString -KeyUsage DocumentSigning, DocumentEncryption -ProviderName 'Microsoft AES Cryptographic Provider' Demonstrates how to use all the parameters to create a truly customized key pair. The generated certificate will use the sha1 signing algorithm, expires 12/31/2015, is 1024 bits in length, uses the "Microsoft AES Cryptographic Provider", and can be used to sign and encrypt. #> [CmdletBinding()] [Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute('PSAvoidUsingUserNameAndPassWordParams', '')] param( # The key's subject. Should be of the form `CN=Name,OU=Name,O=SuperMagicFunTime,ST=OR,C=US`. Only the `CN=Name` # part is required. [Parameter(Mandatory, Position=0)] [ValidatePattern('^CN=')] [string] $Subject, # The signature algorithm. Default is `sha512`. [ValidateSet('md5', 'sha1', 'sha256', 'sha384', 'sha512')] [string] $Algorithm = 'sha512', # The date/time the keys should expire. Default is `DateTime::MaxValue`. [DateTime] $ValidTo = ([DateTime]::MaxValue), # The length, in bits, of the generated key length. Default is `4096`. [int] $Length = 4096, # What extended key usages the certificate will have. By default, it will be for any purpose (OID 2.5.29.37.0). [ValidateSet('ClientAuthentication', 'CodeSigning', 'DocumentEncryption', 'DocumentSigning', 'ServerAuthentication')] [String[]] $KeyUsage, # The display name of the Cryptographic Service Provider (CSP) to use. The default is "Microsoft Enhanced RSA # and AES Cryptographic Provider" (i.e. "Microsoft RSA Cryptographic Provider"). Run `certutil -csplist` to see # providers available on your system and [Microsoft Cryptographic Service Providers](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/seccrypto/microsoft-cryptographic-service-providers) # for more documentation. [String] $ProviderName = 'Microsoft Enhanced RSA and AES Cryptographic Provider', # The file where the public key should be stored. Saved as an X509 certificate. [Parameter(Mandatory, Position=1)] [string] $PublicKeyFile, # The file where the private key should be stored. The private key will be saved as an X509 certificate in PFX # format and will include the public key. [Parameter(Mandatory, Position=2)] [string] $PrivateKeyFile, # The password for the private key. If one is not provided, you will be prompted for one. Pass `$null` to not # protect your private key with a password. # # This parameter was introduced in Carbon 2.1. [securestring] $Password, # Overwrites `PublicKeyFile` and/or `PrivateKeyFile`, if they exist. [Switch] $Force ) Set-StrictMode -Version 'Latest' Use-CallerPreference -Cmdlet $PSCmdlet -Session $ExecutionContext.SessionState function Resolve-KeyPath { param( [Parameter(Mandatory)] [string] $Path ) Set-StrictMode -Version 'Latest' $Path = [IO.Path]::GetFullPath($Path) if( (Test-Path -Path $Path -PathType Leaf) ) { if( -not $Force ) { Write-Error ('File ''{0}'' exists. Use the -Force switch to overwrite.' -f $Path) return } } else { $root = Split-Path -Parent -Path $Path if( -not (Test-Path -Path $root -PathType Container) ) { New-Item -Path $root -ItemType 'Directory' -Force | Out-Null } } return $Path } $PublicKeyFile = Resolve-KeyPath -Path $PublicKeyFile if( -not $PublicKeyFile ) { return } $PrivateKeyFile = Resolve-KeyPath -Path $PrivateKeyFile if( -not $PrivateKeyFile ) { return } if( (Test-Path -Path $PrivateKeyFile -PathType Leaf) ) { if( -not $Force ) { Write-Error ('Private key file ''{0}'' exists. Use the -Force switch to overwrite.' -f $PrivateKeyFile) return } } $tempDir = '{0}-{1}' -f (Split-Path -Leaf -Path $PSCommandPath),([IO.Path]::GetRandomFileName()) $tempDir = Join-Path -Path $env:TEMP -ChildPath $tempDir New-Item -Path $tempDir -ItemType 'Directory' | Out-Null $tempInfFile = Join-Path -Path $tempDir -ChildPath 'temp.inf' # Adapted from # * https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/certreq_1 # * https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/certenroll/ne-certenroll-x509keyusageflags # * https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.security.cryptography.x509certificates.x509keyusageflags # * https://omvs.de/2019/11/13/key-usage-extensions-at-x-509-certificates/ # CERT_DIGITAL_SIGNATURE_KEY_USAGE (0x80/128): # The key can be used as a digital signature. The key is used with a Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA) to support # services other than nonrepudiation, certificate signing, or revocation list signing. # CERT_NON_REPUDIATION_KEY_USAGE (0x40/64): # The key can be used for authentication. The key is used to verify a digital signature as part of a # nonrepudiation service that protects against false denial of action by a signing entity. # CERT_KEY_ENCIPHERMENT_KEY_USAGE (0x20/32): # The key can be used for key encryption. The key is used for key transport. That is, the key is used to manage a # key passed from its point of origination to another point of use. # CERT_DATA_ENCIPHERMENT_KEY_USAGE (0x10/16): # The key can be used for data encryption. The key is used to encrypt user data other than cryptographic keys. # CERT_KEY_AGREEMENT_KEY_USAGE (8): # The key can be used to determine key agreement, such as a key created using the Diffie-Hellman key agreement # algorithm. The key agreement or key exchange protocol enables two or more # parties to negotiate a key value without transferring the key and without previously establishing a shared # secret. # CERT_KEY_CERT_SIGN_KEY_USAGE (4): # The key can be used to sign certificates. The key is used to verify a certificate signature. This value can only # be used for certificates issued by certification authorities. # CERT_OFFLINE_CRL_SIGN_KEY_USAGE (2): # The key can be used to sign a certificate revocation list (CRL). The key is used to verify an offline # certificate revocation list (CRL) signature. # CERT_CRL_SIGN_KEY_USAGE (2): # The key can be used to sign a certificate revocation list (CRL). The key is used to verify a CRL signature. # CERT_ENCIPHER_ONLY_KEY_USAGE (1): # The key can be used for encryption only. The key is used to encrypt data while performing key agreement. When # this value is specified, the CERT_KEY_AGREEMENT_KEY_USAGE value must also be specified. # CERT_DECIPHER_ONLY_KEY_USAGE (0x8000/32768): # The key can be used for decryption only. The key is used to decrypt data while performing key agreement. When # this value is specified, the CERT_KEY_AGREEMENT_KEY_USAGE must also be specified. $usageMap = @{ ClientAuthentication = @('CERT_DIGITAL_SIGNATURE_KEY_USAGE', 'CERT_KEY_ENCIPHERMENT_KEY_USAGE'); CodeSigning = 'CERT_DIGITAL_SIGNATURE_KEY_USAGE'; DocumentEncryption = @('CERT_KEY_ENCIPHERMENT_KEY_USAGE', 'CERT_DATA_ENCIPHERMENT_KEY_USAGE'); DocumentSigning = 'CERT_DIGITAL_SIGNATURE_KEY_USAGE'; ServerAuthentication = @('CERT_DIGITAL_SIGNATURE_KEY_USAGE', 'CERT_KEY_ENCIPHERMENT_KEY_USAGE'); } try { $certReqPath = Get-Command -Name 'certreq.exe' -ErrorAction Ignore | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'Path' if( -not $certReqPath ) { 'Command "certreq.exe" does not exist. This is a Windows-only command. If you''re on Windows, make sure ' + '"C:\Windows\System32" is part of your "Path" environment variable.' | Write-Error -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference return } # Taken from example 1 of the Protect-CmsMessage help topic. [int]$daysValid = [Math]::Floor(($ValidTo - (Get-Date)).TotalDays) [int]$MaxDaysValid = [Math]::Floor(([DateTime]::MaxValue - [DateTime]::UtcNow).TotalDays) Write-Debug -Message ('Days Valid: {0}' -f $daysValid) Write-Debug -Message ('Max Days Valid: {0}' -f $MaxDaysValid) if( $daysValid -gt $MaxDaysValid ) { Write-Debug -Message ('Adjusted Days Valid: {0}' -f $daysValid) $daysValid = $MaxDaysValid } $keyUsages = & { foreach( $usage in $KeyUsage ) { if( $usageMap.ContainsKey($usage) ) { $usageMap[$usage] | Write-Output } } } | Select-Object -Unique $extensions = & { if( -not $KeyUsage ) { return } foreach( $usage in $KeyUsage ) { switch( $usage ) { 'ClientAuthentication' { 'szOID_CLIENT_AUTHENTICATION' } 'CodeSigning' { 'szOID_CODE_SIGNING' } 'DocumentEncryption' { 'szOID_DOCUMENT_ENCRYPTION' } 'DocumentSigning' { 'szOID_DOCUMENT_SIGNING' } 'ServerAuthentication' { 'szOID_SERVER_AUTHENTICATION' } } } } $keySpec = 'AT_NONE' if( $KeyUsage | Where-Object { $_ -like '*Signing' } ) { $keySpec = 'AT_SIGNATURE' } if( $KeyUsage | Where-Object { $_ -notlike '*Signing' } ) { $keySpec = 'AT_KEYEXCHANGE' } $keyUsageLine = '' if( $keyUsages ) { $keyUsageLine = "KeyUsage = ""$($keyUsages -join ' | ')""" } $extensionsLine = '' if( $extensions ) { $extensionsLine = $extensions -join "%,""$([Environment]::NewLine)_continue_ = ""%" $extensionsLine = "%szOID_ENHANCED_KEY_USAGE% = ""{text}%$($extensionsLine)%""" } @" [Version] Signature = "`$Windows NT`$" [Strings] szOID_ANY_PURPOSE = 2.5.29.37.0 szOID_CLIENT_AUTHENTICATION = 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.2 szOID_CODE_SIGNING = 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.3 szOID_DOCUMENT_ENCRYPTION = 1.3.6.1.4.1.311.80.1 szOID_DOCUMENT_SIGNING = 1.3.6.1.4.1.311.10.3.12 szOID_ENHANCED_KEY_USAGE = 2.5.29.37 szOID_SERVER_AUTHENTICATION = 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.1 [NewRequest] Subject = "$($Subject)" MachineKeySet = false KeyLength = $($Length) KeySpec = $($keySpec) HashAlgorithm = $($Algorithm) Exportable = true RequestType = Cert ValidityPeriod = Days ValidityPeriodUnits = $($daysValid) ProviderName = $($ProviderName) $($keyUsageLine) [Extensions] $($extensionsLine) "@ | Set-Content -Path $tempInfFile Get-Content -Raw -Path $tempInfFile | Write-Verbose $forceArg = $null if( $Force ) { $forceArg = '-f' } Write-Debug "& ""$($certReqPath)"" -q$($forceArg) -new ""$($tempInfFile)"" ""$($PublicKeyFile)""" $output = & $certReqPath -q $forceArg -new $tempInfFile $PublicKeyFile if ($LASTEXITCODE) { $msg = "The certreq command to create the public/private key pair failed with exit code " + "$($LASTEXITCODE):$([Environment]::NewLine)" + "$($output -join ([Environment]::NewLine))" Write-Error $msg -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference return } if (-not (Test-Path -Path $PublicKeyFile -PathType Leaf)) { $msg = 'Failed to create public/private key pair because the certreq command to create them succeeded ' + "but the expected public key file ""$($PublicKeyPath)"" does not exist:$([Environment]::NewLine)" + "$($output -join [Environment]::NewLine)" Write-Error $msg -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference return } $output | Write-Debug $publicKey = Get-CCertificate -Path $PublicKeyFile if( -not $publicKey ) { Write-Error ('Failed to load public key ''{0}'':{1}{2}' -f $PublicKeyFile,([Environment]::NewLine),($output -join ([Environment]::NewLine))) return } $privateCertPath = Join-Path -Path 'cert:\CurrentUser\My' -ChildPath $publicKey.Thumbprint if( -not (Test-Path -Path $privateCertPath -PathType Leaf) ) { Write-Error -Message ('Private key ''{0}'' not found. Did certreq.exe fail to install the private key there?' -f $privateCertPath) return } try { $privateCert = Get-Item -Path $privateCertPath if( -not $privateCert.HasPrivateKey ) { Write-Error -Message ('Certificate ''{0}'' doesn''t have a private key.' -f $privateCertPath) return } if( -not $PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('Password') ) { $Password = Read-Host -Prompt 'Enter private key password' -AsSecureString } $privateCertBytes = $privateCert.Export( 'PFX', $Password ) [IO.File]::WriteAllBytes( $PrivateKeyFile, $privateCertBytes ) [pscustomobject]@{ 'PublicKeyFile' = (Get-Item $PublicKeyFile); 'PrivateKeyFile' = (Get-Item $PrivateKeyFile); } | Write-Output } finally { Remove-Item -Path $privateCertPath } } finally { Remove-Item -Path $tempDir -Recurse } } function Protect-CString { <# .SYNOPSIS Encrypts a string. .DESCRIPTION The `Protect-CString` function encrypts a string using the Windows Data Protection API (DPAPI), RSA, or AES. Pass a plaintext string or a secure string to the `String` parameter. When encrypting a `SecureString`, it is converted to an array of bytes, encrypted, then the array of bytes is cleared from memory (i.e. the plaintext version of the `SecureString` is only in memory long enough to encrypt it). All strings and secure string bytes are re-encoded from UTF-16/Unicode to UTF-8 before encrypting. ## Windows Data Protection API (DPAPI) The DPAPI hides the encryptiong/decryption keys. There is a unique key for each user and a machine key. Anything encrypted with a user's key, can only be decrypted by that user. Anything encrypted with the machine key can be decrypted by anyone on that machine. Use the `ForUser` switch to encrypt with the current user's key. Use the `ForComputer` switch to encrypt at the machine level. If you want to encrypt something as a different user, pass that user's credentials to the `Credential` parameter. `Protect-CString` will launch a PowerShell process as that user to do the encryption. Encrypting as another user doesn't work over PowerShell Remoting. ## RSA RSA is an assymetric encryption/decryption algorithm, which requires a public/private key pair. The secret is encrypted with the public key, and can only be decrypted with the corresponding private key. The secret being encrypted can't be larger than the RSA key pair's size/length, usually 1024, 2048, or 4096 bits (128, 256, and 512 bytes, respectively). `Protect-CString` encrypts with .NET's `System.Security.Cryptography.RSACryptoServiceProvider` class. You can specify the public key in three ways: * by passing the `System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2` object to use to the `Certificate` parameter. * with a certificate in one of the Windows certificate stores. Pass its thumbprint to the `Thumbprint` parameter. * with an X509 certificate file. Pass the file's path to the `PublicKeyPath` parameter. You can also pass a certificate provider path to the `PublicKeyPath` parameter (e.g. `cert:`). You can generate an RSA public/private key pair with the `New-CRsaKeyPair` function. ## AES AES is a symmetric encryption/decryption algorithm. You supply a 16-, 24-, or 32-byte key/password/passphrase with the `Key` parameter, and that key is used to encrypt. There is no limit on the size of the data you want to encrypt. `Protect-CString` encrypts with the object returned by `[Security.Cryptography.Aes]::Create()` You can only pass a `[securestring]` or array of bytes as the key. The array of bytes must be 16, 24, or 32 bytes long. When passing a secure string, when UTF-8 encoded and converted to a byte array, it must also be 16, 24, or 32 bytes long. You can use this code to check on the byte length of a plain text string (where $key is the plain text key): [Text.Encoding]::Convert([Text.Encoding]::Unicode, [Text.Encoding]::UTF8, [Text.Encoding]::Unicode.GetBytes($key)).Length Symmetric encryption requires a random, unique initialization vector (i.e. IV) everytime you encrypt something. `Protect-CString` generates one for you. This IV must be known to decrypt the secret, so it is pre-pendeded to the encrypted text. This code demonstrates how to generate a key: $key = [Security.Cryptography.AesManaged]::New().Key You can save this key as a string by encoding it as a base64 string: $base64EncodedKey = [Convert]::ToBase64String($key) If you base64 encode your key's bytes, they must be converted back to bytes before passing it to `Protect-CString`. Protect-CString -String 'the secret sauce' -Key ([Convert]::FromBase64String($base64EncodedKey)) .LINK New-CRsaKeyPair .LINK Unprotect-CString .LINK http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.security.cryptography.protecteddata.aspx .EXAMPLE Protect-CString -String 'TheStringIWantToEncrypt' -ForUser | Out-File MySecret.txt Encrypts the given string and saves the encrypted string into MySecret.txt. Only the user who encrypts the string can unencrypt it. .EXAMPLE Protect-CString -String $credential.Password -ForUser | Out-File MySecret.txt Demonstrates that `Protect-CString` can encrypt a `SecureString`. .EXAMPLE Protect-CString -String "MySuperSecretIdentity" -ForComputer Demonstrates how to encrypt a value that can only be decrypted on the current computer. .EXAMPLE Protect-CString -String 's0000p33333r s33333cr33333t' -Credential (Get-Credential 'builduser') Demonstrates how to use `Protect-CString` to encrypt a secret as a specific user. This is useful for situation where a secret needs to be encrypted by a user other than the user running `Protect-CString`. Encrypting as a specific user won't work over PowerShell remoting. .EXAMPLE Protect-CString -String 'the secret sauce' -Certificate $myCert Demonstrates how to encrypt a secret using RSA with a `System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2` object. You're responsible for creating/loading the certificate. The `New-CRsaKeyPair` function will create a key pair for you, if you've got a Windows SDK installed. .EXAMPLE Protect-CString -String 'the secret sauce' -Thumbprint '44A7C27F3353BC53F82318C14490D7E2500B6D9E' Demonstrates how to encrypt a secret using RSA with a certificate in one of the Windows certificate stores. All local machine and user stores are searched for the certificate with the given thumbprint that has a private key. .EXAMPLE Protect-CString -String 'the secret sauce' -PublicKeyPath 'C:\Projects\Security\publickey.cer' Demonstrates how to encrypt a secret using RSA with a certificate file. The file must be loadable by the `System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate` class. .EXAMPLE Protect-CString -String 'the secret sauce' -PublicKeyPath 'cert:\LocalMachine\My\44A7C27F3353BC53F82318C14490D7E2500B6D9E' Demonstrates how to encrypt a secret using RSA with a certificate in the Windows certificate store, giving its exact path. .EXAMPLE Protect-CString -String 'the secret sauce' -Key 'gT4XPfvcJmHkQ5tYjY3fNgi7uwG4FB9j' Demonstrates how to encrypt a secret with a key, password, or passphrase. In this case, we are encrypting with a plaintext password. .EXAMPLE Protect-CString -String 'the secret sauce' -Key (Read-Host -Prompt 'Enter password (must be 16, 24, or 32 characters long):' -AsSecureString) Demonstrates that you can use a `SecureString` as the key, password, or passphrase. .EXAMPLE Protect-CString -String 'the secret sauce' -Key ([byte[]]@(163,163,185,174,205,55,157,219,121,146,251,116,43,203,63,38,73,154,230,112,82,112,151,29,189,135,254,187,164,104,45,30)) Demonstrates that you can use an array of bytes as the key, password, or passphrase. #> [CmdletBinding()] param( [Parameter(Mandatory, Position=0, ValueFromPipeline)] # The string to encrypt. Any non-string object you pass will be converted to a string before encrypting by # calling the object's `ToString` method. # # This can also be a `SecureString` object. The `SecureString` is converted to an array of bytes, the bytes are # encrypted, then the plaintext bytes are cleared from memory (i.e. the plaintext password is in memory for the # amount of time it takes to encrypt it). Passing a secure string is the most secure usage. # # The string and secure string bytes are re-encoded as UTF-8 before encrypting. [Object]$String, [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName='DPAPICurrentUser')] # Encrypts for the current user so that only they can decrypt. [switch]$ForUser, [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName='DPAPILocalMachine')] # Encrypts for the current computer so that any user logged into the computer can decrypt. [switch]$ForComputer, [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName='DPAPIForUser')] # Encrypts for a specific user. [pscredential]$Credential, [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName='RsaByCertificate')] # The public key to use for encrypting. [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2]$Certificate, [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName='RsaByThumbprint')] # The thumbprint of the certificate, found in one of the Windows certificate stores, to use when encrypting. All # certificate stores are searched. [String]$Thumbprint, [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName='RsaByPath')] # The path to the public key to use for encrypting. Must be to an `X509Certificate2` object. [String]$PublicKeyPath, [Parameter(ParameterSetName='RsaByCertificate')] [Parameter(ParameterSetName='RsaByPath')] [Parameter(ParameterSetName='RsaByThumbprint')] # The padding mode to use when encrypting. When using an RSA public key, defaults to # [Security.Cryptography.RSAEncryptionPadding]::OaepSHA1. [Security.Cryptography.RSAEncryptionPadding]$Padding, [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName='Symmetric')] # The key to use to encrypt the secret. Must be a `[securestring]` or an array of bytes. If passing a byte # array, # must be 16, 24, or 32 bytes long. If passing a secure string, when it is UTF-8 encoded and converted # to a byte # array, that array must also be 16, 24, or 32 bytes long. This code will tell you the length, in # bytes, of your plain text key (stored in the `$key`variable): # # [Text.Encoding]::Convert([Text.Encoding]::Unicode, [Text.Encoding]::UTF8, [Text.Encoding]::Unicode.GetBytes($key)).Length [Object]$Key ) process { Set-StrictMode -Version 'Latest' Use-CallerPreference -Cmdlet $PSCmdlet -Session $ExecutionContext.SessionState # We find and validate the certificate/key here so our try/catch block around actual encryption doesn't catch # these errors. [byte[]]$keyBytes = [byte[]]::New(0) if( $PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -like 'Rsa*' ) { if( $PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -eq 'RsaByThumbprint' ) { $Certificate = Get-Item -Path ('cert:\*\*\{0}' -f $Thumbprint) | Select-Object -First 1 if( -not $Certificate ) { Write-Error "Certificate with thumbprint ""$($Thumbprint)"" not found." return } } elseif( $PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -eq 'RsaByPath' ) { $Certificate = Get-CCertificate -Path $PublicKeyPath if( -not $Certificate ) { return } } $rsaKey = $Certificate.PublicKey.Key if( -not $rsaKey.GetType().IsSubclassOf([Security.Cryptography.RSA]) ) { $msg = "Certificate ""$($Certificate.Subject)"" ($($Certificate.Thumbprint)) is not an RSA public " + "key. Found a public key of type ""$($rsaKey.GetType().FullName)"", but expected type " + """$([Security.Cryptography.RSACryptoServiceProvider].FullName)""." Write-Error $msg return } } elseif( $PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -eq 'Symmetric' ) { $keyBytes = ConvertTo-AesKey -InputObject $Key -From 'Protect-CString' if( -not $keyBytes ) { return } } $stringBytes = [byte[]]::New(0) $unicodeBytes = [Text.Encoding]::Unicode.GetBytes( $String.ToString() ) [byte[]]$encryptedBytes = [byte[]]::New(0) try { if( $String -is [securestring] ) { $unicodeBytes = Convert-CSecureStringToByte -SecureString $String } # Unicode takes up two bytes, so the max length of strings we can encrypt is cut from about 472 characters # to 236. Let's re-encode in UTF-8, which only uses one byte per character. This also maintains # backwards-compatability with Carbon 2. $stringBytes = [Text.Encoding]::Convert([Text.Encoding]::Unicode, [Text.Encoding]::UTF8, $unicodeBytes) } finally { $unicodeBytes.Clear() } try { if( $PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -like 'DPAPI*' ) { if( $PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -eq 'DPAPIForUser' ) { $protectStringPath = Join-Path -Path $moduleBinRoot -ChildPath 'Protect-CString.ps1' -Resolve $encodedString = Protect-CString -String $String -ForComputer $powershellArgs = @( '-ExecutionPolicy', 'ByPass', '-NonInteractive', '-File', $protectStringPath, '-ProtectedString', $encodedString ) return Invoke-CPowerShell -ArgumentList $powershellArgs -Credential $Credential | Select-Object -First 1 } else { $scope = [Security.Cryptography.DataProtectionScope]::CurrentUser if( $PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -eq 'DPAPILocalMachine' ) { $scope = [Security.Cryptography.DataProtectionScope]::LocalMachine } $encryptedBytes = [Security.Cryptography.ProtectedData]::Protect( $stringBytes, $null, $scope ) } } elseif( $PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -like 'Rsa*' ) { if( -not $Padding ) { $Padding = [Security.Cryptography.RSAEncryptionPadding]::OaepSHA1 } $encryptedBytes = $Certificate.PublicKey.Key.Encrypt($stringBytes, $Padding) } elseif( $PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -eq 'Symmetric' ) { $aes = [Security.Cryptography.Aes]::Create() try { $aes.Padding = [Security.Cryptography.PaddingMode]::PKCS7 $aes.KeySize = $keyBytes.Length * 8 $aes.Key = $keyBytes $memoryStream = [IO.MemoryStream]::New() try { $cryptoStream = [Security.Cryptography.CryptoStream]::New( $memoryStream, $aes.CreateEncryptor(), ([Security.Cryptography.CryptoStreamMode]::Write) ) try { $cryptoStream.Write($stringBytes, 0, $stringBytes.Length) } finally { $cryptoStream.Dispose() } $encryptedBytes = & { $aes.IV $memoryStream.ToArray() } } finally { $memoryStream.Dispose() } } finally { $aes.Dispose() } } return [Convert]::ToBase64String( $encryptedBytes ) } catch { Write-Error -ErrorRecord $_ -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference } finally { if( $encryptedBytes ) { $encryptedBytes.Clear() } if( $stringBytes ) { $stringBytes.Clear() } if( $keyBytes ) { $keyBytes.Clear() } } } } function Resolve-CPrivateKeyPath { <# .SYNOPSIS Finds the path to an X509 certificate's private key. Windows only. .DESCRIPTION The `Resolve-CPrivateKeyPath` function finds the path to a certificate private key. Pipe the certificate object to the function or pass it to the `Certificate` parameter. The function searches all the directories where keys are stored, [which are documented by Microsoft](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/seccng/key-storage-and-retrieval). If the certificate doesn't have a private key, have access to the private key, or no private key file exists, the function writes an error and returns nothing for that certificate. Returns the path to the private key as a string. If the certificate is from the current user's store, only paths to the current user's key storage directories will be returned. If the certificate is from the local machine's store, only paths to the system key storage directories will be returned. If you want to get paths from both key storage directories, use the `-Force` switch. .LINK https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/seccng/key-storage-and-retrieval .EXAMPLE $cert | Resolve-CPrivateKeyPath Demonstrates that you can pipe X509Certificate2 objects to this function. .EXAMPLE Resolve-CPrivateKeyPath -Certificate $cert Demonstrates that you pass an X509Certificate2 object to the `Certificate` parameter. #> [CmdletBinding()] [OutputType([String])] param( # The certificate whose private key path to get. Must have a private key and that private key must be accessible # by the current user. [Parameter(Mandatory, ValueFromPipeline)] [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2[]] $Certificate, # By default, the paths returned match the store the X509 certificate is from, i.e., paths to a user certificate # will alway be from the user's home directory and paths to a machine certificate will always be from the global # certificate directories. To get paths from both, use this switch. [switch] $Force ) begin { Set-StrictMode -Version 'Latest' Use-CallerPreference -Cmdlet $PSCmdlet -Session $ExecutionContext.SessionState if (-not $IsWindows) { Write-Error -Message 'Resolve-CPrivateKeyPath only supports Windows.' -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference return } function Test-SearchPath { [CmdletBinding()] param( [Parameter(Mandatory, ValueFromPipeline)] [AllowNull()] [AllowEmptyString()] [String] $Path ) process { if (-not $Path) { return } if (-not (Test-Path -Path $Path -ErrorAction Ignore)) { return } return $Path } } $currentUserSearchPaths = & { $appData = [Environment]::GetFolderPath('ApplicationData') if ($appData) { if ($IsWindows) { $sid = [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent().User $sidString = $sid.ToString() # CSP user private Join-Path -Path $appData -ChildPath "Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\${sidString}" Join-Path -Path $appData -ChildPath "Microsoft\Crypto\DSS\${sidString}" } # CNG user private Join-Path -Path $appData -ChildPath "Microsoft\Crypto\Keys" } } | Test-SearchPath $localMachineSearchPaths = & { $commonAppDataPath = [Environment]::GetFolderPath('CommonApplicationData') if ($commonAppDataPath) { # CSP local system private Join-Path -Path $commonAppDataPath -ChildPath 'Application Data\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\S-1-5-18' Join-Path -Path $commonAppDataPath -ChildPath 'Application Data\Microsoft\Crypto\DSS\S-1-5-18' # CNG local system private Join-Path -Path $commonAppDataPath -ChildPath 'Application Data\Microsoft\Crypto\SystemKeys' # CSP local service private Join-Path -Path $commonAppDataPath -ChildPath 'Application Data\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\S-1-5-19' Join-Path -Path $commonAppDataPath -ChildPath 'Application Data\Microsoft\Crypto\DSS\S-1-5-19' # CSP network service private Join-Path -Path $commonAppDataPath -ChildPath 'Application Data\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\S-1-5-20' Join-Path -Path $commonAppDataPath -ChildPath 'Application Data\Microsoft\Crypto\DSS\S-1-5-20' # CSP shared private Join-Path -Path $commonAppDataPath -ChildPath 'Application Data\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\MachineKeys' Join-Path -Path $commonAppDataPath -ChildPath 'Application Data\Microsoft\Crypto\DSS\MachineKeys' # CNG shared private Join-Path -Path $commonAppDataPath -ChildPath 'Application Data\Microsoft\Crypto\Keys' } $windowsPath = [Environment]::GetFolderPath('Windows') if ($windowsPath) { # CNG local service private Join-Path -Path $windowsPath -ChildPath 'ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Crypto\Keys' # CNG network service private Join-Path -Path $windowsPath -ChildPath 'ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Crypto\Keys' } } | Test-SearchPath $allSearchPaths = $currentUserSearchPaths + $localMachineSearchPaths } process { $foundOne = $false foreach ($cert in $Certificate) { $certErrMsg = "Failed to find the path to the ""$($cert.Subject)"" ($($cert.Thumbprint)) " + 'certificate''s private key because ' $privateKey = $cert | Get-CPrivateKey if (-not $privateKey) { continue } $fileName = '' if ($privateKey | Get-Member -Name 'CspKeyContainerInfo') { $fileName = $privateKey.CspKeyContainerInfo.UniqueKeyContainerName } elseif ($privateKey | Get-Member -Name 'Key') { $fileName = $privateKey.Key.UniqueName } if (-not $fileName) { $msg = "${certErrMsg}the private key has type [$($privateKey.GetType().FullName)], which is not " + 'currently supported by Carbon. [Please request support by submitting an issue on the ' + 'project''s GitHub issues page.](https://github.com/webmd-health-services/Carbon.Cryptography/issues/new)' Write-Error -Message $msg -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference continue } $foundOne = $false $uniqueNameIsPath = $false if ($fileName | Split-Path) { $uniqueNameIsPath = $true if ((Test-Path -Path $fileName -PathType Leaf -ErrorAction Ignore)) { $foundOne = $true $fileName | Write-Output } } else { $searchPaths = $allSearchPaths if (-not $Force -and ($Certificate | Get-Member -Name 'PSParentPath')) { if ($Certificate.PSParentPath -like '*CurrentUser*') { $searchPaths = $currentUserSearchPaths } elseif ($Certificate.PSParentPath -like '*LocalMachine*') { $searchPaths = $localMachineSearchPaths } } foreach ($path in $searchPaths) { $fullPath = Join-Path -Path $path -ChildPath $fileName if (-not (Test-Path -Path $fullPath -PathType Leaf -ErrorAction Ignore)) { continue } $foundOne = $true $fullPath | Write-Output } } if (-not $foundOne) { if ($uniqueNameIsPath) { $msg = "${certErrMsg}its file, ""${fileName}"", doesn't exist." } else { $msg = "${certErrMsg}its file, ""${fileName}"", doesn't exist in any of these " + "directories:" + [Environment]::NewLine + " " + [Environment]::NewLine + "* $($searchPaths -join "$([Environment]::NewLine)* ")" } Write-Error -Message $msg -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference continue } } } } function Revoke-CPrivateKeyPermission { <# .SYNOPSIS Removes a user or group's permissions on an X509 certificate's private key. Windows only. .DESCRIPTION The `Revoke-CPrivateKeyPermission` removes a user or group's non-inherited permissions on an X509 certificate's private key. Pass the path to the X509 certificate object to the `Path` parameter. The path must be in PowerShell's "cert:" drive. Wildcards supported. Pass the user/group whose permission to remove to the `Identity` permission. The function removes all the user/group's permissions on the given private key. If the certificate doesn't exist, or the path is not to an X509 certificate object in PowerShell's "cert:" drive, the function writes an error and returns. If the user/group doesn't exist, the function writes an error and returns. If the user/group doesn't have any permissions, nothing happens. If the certificate doesn't have a private key, the function writes a warning then returns. .LINK Get-CPrivateKey .LINK Get-CPrivateKeyPermission .LINK Grant-CPrivateKeyPermission .LINK Resolve-CPrivateKeyPath .LINK Test-CPrivateKeyPermission .EXAMPLE Revoke-CPrivateKeyPermission -Identity ENTERPRISE\LowerDecks -Path 'cert:\LocalMachine\My\1234567890ABCDEF1234567890ABCDEF12345678' Demonstrates how to revoke the Lower Deck crew's permission to the "cert:\LocalMachine\My\1234567890ABCDEF1234567890ABCDEF12345678" certificate's private key. #> [Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage('PSShouldProcess', '')] [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess)] param( # The path to the X509 certificate. Must be a path on PowerShell's "cert:" drive. [Parameter(Mandatory)] [String] $Path, # The user/group name whose permissions to remove. [Parameter(Mandatory)] [String] $Identity ) Set-StrictMode -Version 'Latest' Use-CallerPreference -Cmdlet $PSCmdlet -Session $ExecutionContext.SessionState if (-not $IsWindows) { Write-Error -Message 'Revoke-CPrivateKeyPermission only supports Windows.' -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference return } if (-not (Test-Path -Path $Path)) { $msg = "Failed to revoke permissions on ""${Path}"" certificate's private key because the certificate does " + 'not exist.' Write-Error -Message $msg -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference return } if (-not (Test-CPrincipal -Name $Identity)) { $msg = "Failed to revoke ""${Permission}"" rights on ""${Path}"" to ""${Identity}"" because that user/group " + 'does not exist.' Write-Error -Message $msg -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference return } $Identity = Resolve-CPrincipalName -Name $Identity $rulesToRemove = Get-CPrivateKeyPermission -Path $Path -Identity $Identity if (-not $rulesToRemove) { return } foreach ($certificate in (Get-Item -Path $Path -Force)) { if ($certificate -isnot [X509Certificate2]) { $msg = "Failed to revoke permissions on ""${certificate}"" because it is not an X509 certificate." Write-Error -Message $msg -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference continue } $certPath = Join-Path -Path 'cert:' -ChildPath ($certificate.PSPath | Split-Path -NoQualifier) $subject = $certificate.Subject $thumbprint = $certificate.Thumbprint if (-not $certificate.HasPrivateKey) { $msg = "Unable to revoke permissions on ""${subject}"" (thumbprint: ${thumbprint}; path ${certPath}) " + 'certificate''s private key because the certificate doesn''t have a private key.' Write-Warning $msg -WarningAction $WarningPreference continue } $description = "${certPath} ${subject}" $pk = $certificate | Get-CPrivateKey $usesCryptoKeyRights = $pk | Test-CCryptoKeyAvailable if (-not $usesCryptoKeyRights) { $pkPaths = $certificate | Resolve-CPrivateKeyPath if (-not $pkPaths) { continue } $revokePermArgs = [Collections.Generic.Dictionary[[String], [Object]]]::New($PSBoundParameters) [void]$revokePermArgs.Remove('Path') foreach ($pkPath in $pkPaths) { Revoke-CPermission -Path $pkPath @revokePermArgs -Description $description } continue } [Security.AccessControl.CryptoKeySecurity] $keySecurity = $pk.CspKeyContainerInfo.CryptoKeySecurity foreach ($ruleToRemove in $rulesToRemove) { $rmIdentity = $ruleToRemove.IdentityReference $rmType = $ruleToRemove.AccessControlType.ToString().ToLowerInvariant() $rmRights = $ruleToRemove.CryptoKeyRights Write-Information "${description} ${rmIdentity} - ${rmType} ${rmRights}" [void] $keySecurity.RemoveAccessRule($ruleToRemove) } $action = "revoke ${Identity}'s permissions" Set-CryptoKeySecurity -Certificate $certificate -CryptoKeySecurity $keySecurity -Action $action } } function Set-CryptoKeySecurity { [CmdletBinding()] param( [Parameter(Mandatory)] [X509Certificate2] $Certificate, [Parameter(Mandatory)] [Security.AccessControl.CryptoKeySecurity] $CryptoKeySecurity, [Parameter(Mandatory)] [String] $Action ) Set-StrictMode -Version 'Latest' Use-CallerPreference -Cmdlet $PSCmdlet -Session $ExecutionContext.SessionState $keyContainerInfo = $Certificate.PrivateKey.CspKeyContainerInfo $cspParams = New-Object 'Security.Cryptography.CspParameters' ($keyContainerInfo.ProviderType, $keyContainerInfo.ProviderName, $keyContainerInfo.KeyContainerName) $cspParams.Flags = [Security.Cryptography.CspProviderFlags]::UseExistingKey $cspParams.KeyNumber = $keyContainerInfo.KeyNumber if( (Split-Path -NoQualifier -Path $Certificate.PSPath) -like 'LocalMachine\*' ) { $cspParams.Flags = $cspParams.Flags -bor [Security.Cryptography.CspProviderFlags]::UseMachineKeyStore } $cspParams.CryptoKeySecurity = $CryptoKeySecurity try { # persist the rule change if( $PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess( ('{0} ({1})' -f $Certificate.Subject,$Certificate.Thumbprint), $Action ) ) { $null = New-Object 'Security.Cryptography.RSACryptoServiceProvider' ($cspParams) } } catch { $actualException = $_.Exception while( $actualException.InnerException ) { $actualException = $actualException.InnerException } Write-Error ('Failed to {0} to ''{1}'' ({2}) certificate''s private key: {3}: {4}' -f $Action,$Certificate.Subject,$Certificate.Thumbprint,$actualException.GetType().FullName,$actualException.Message) } } function Test-CCryptoKeyAvailable { [CmdletBinding()] param( [Parameter(Mandatory, ValueFromPipeline)] [Object] $InputObject ) begin { $cryptoKeyRightsExists = $null -ne [Type]::GetType('System.Security.AccessControl.CryptoKeyRights') } process { return ($cryptoKeyRightsExists -and ($InputObject | Get-Member -Name 'CspKeyContainerInfo')) } } function Test-CPrivateKeyPermission { <# .SYNOPSIS Tests if a user/group has permissions on an X509 certificate's private key. .DESCRIPTION The `Test-CPrivateKeyPermission` function tests if a user/group has permission on an X509 certificate's private key. Pass the path to the X509 certificate to the `Path` parameter. The path must be in PowerShell's "cert:" drive. Pass the user/group name to the `Identity` parameter. Pass the permission to check to the `Permission` parameter. The function returns `$true` if the user/group has the given permission, `$false` otherwise. To check that the user has exactly the permissions give, use the `-Strict` switch. If a user has full control, and you pass `Read` as the permission to check, the function will return `$true` because read permissions are part of full control permissions. By default, only non-inherited permissions are used. To also consider inherited permissions, use the `-Inherited` switch. If the certificate doesn't have a private key, a warning is written and `$true` returned. .OUTPUTS System.Boolean. .LINK Get-CPrivateKey .LINK Get-CPrivateKeyPermission .LINK Grant-CPrivateKeyPermission .LINK Resolve-CPrivateKeyPermission .LINK Revoke-CPrivateKeyPermission .EXAMPLE Test-CPrivateKeyPermission -Identity 'STARFLEET\Data' -Permission 'FullControl' -Path 'cert:\LocalMachine\My\1234567890ABCDEF1234567890ABCDEF12345678' Demonstrates how to test for permissions on an X509 certificate's private key. .EXAMPLE Test-CPrivateKeyPermission -Identity 'ENT\LowerDecks' -Permission 'Read' -Strict -Path 'cert:\LocalMachine\My\1234567890ABCDEF1234567890ABCDEF12345678' Demonstrates how to test for exact permissions. In this example, we're checking that the lower decks crew only has read permissions and no more. #> [CmdletBinding()] [OutputType([bool])] param( # The path on which the permissions should be checked. Can be a file system or registry path. [Parameter(Mandatory)] [String] $Path, # The user or group whose permissions to check. [Parameter(Mandatory)] [String] $Identity, # The permission to test for: e.g. FullControl, Read, etc. For file system items, use values from # [System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemRights](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.security.accesscontrol.filesystemrights.aspx). # For registry items, use values from # [System.Security.AccessControl.RegistryRights](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.security.accesscontrol.registryrights.aspx). [Parameter(Mandatory)] [ValidateSet('Read', 'FullControl')] [String] $Permission, # Include inherited permissions in the check. [switch] $Inherited, # Check for the exact permissions, inheritance flags, and propagation flags, i.e. make sure the identity has # *only* the permissions you specify. [switch] $Strict ) Set-StrictMode -Version 'Latest' Use-CallerPreference -Cmdlet $PSCmdlet -Session $ExecutionContext.SessionState if (-not $IsWindows) { Write-Error -Message 'Test-CPrivateKeyPermission only supports Windows.' -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference return } if (-not (Test-Path -Path $Path)) { $msg = "Failed to test permissions on ""${Path}"" because that path does not exist." Write-Error -Message $msg -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference return } if( -not (Test-CPrincipal -Name $Identity ) ) { $msg = "Failed to test permissions on ""${Path}"" for ""${Identity}"" because that user/group does not exist." Write-Error -Message $msg -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference return } $Identity = Resolve-CPrincipalName -Name $Identity foreach ($certificate in (Get-Item -Path $Path -Force)) { if ($certificate -isnot [X509Certificate2]) { $msg = "Failed to test if ""${Identity}} has ${Permission} permissions on ""${certificate}"" because " + "the item is not an X509 certificate but a [$($certificate.GetType().FullName)]." Write-Error -Message $msg -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference continue } if (-not $certificate.HasPrivateKey) { $msg = "Failed to check if ""${Identity}"" has ${Permission} permissions on ${Path} because that " + 'certificate doesn''t have a private key.' Write-Warning -Message $msg -WarningAction $WarningPreference continue } $pk = $certificate | Get-CPrivateKey if (-not $pk) { return $true } $useCryptoKeyRights = ($pk | Test-CCryptoKeyAvailable) if (-not $useCryptoKeyRights) { $pkPaths = $certificate | Resolve-CPrivateKeyPath if (-not $pkPaths) { continue } $testPermArgs = [Collections.Generic.Dictionary[[String], [Object]]]::New($PSBoundParameters) [void]$testPermArgs.Remove('Path') foreach ($pkPath in $pkPaths) { Test-CPermission -Path $pkPath @testPermArgs } continue } $rights = $Permission | ConvertTo-CryptoKeyRights -Strict:$Strict $acl = Get-CPrivateKeyPermission -Path $Path -Identity $Identity -Inherited:$Inherited | Where-Object { $_.AccessControlType -eq 'Allow' } | Where-Object { $_.IsInherited -eq $Inherited } | Where-Object { if (-not $rights) { return $true } if( $Strict ) { return ($_.CryptoKeyRights -eq $rights) } else { return ($_.CryptoKeyRights -band $rights) -eq $rights } } if( $acl ) { return $true } return $false } } function Uninstall-CCertificate { <# .SYNOPSIS Removes a certificate from a certificate store. .DESCRIPTION The `Uninstall-CCertificate` function uses .NET's certificates API to remove a certificate from a certificate store for the machine or current user. Use the thumbprint to identify which certificate to remove. The thumbprint is unique to each certificate. The user performing the removal must have read and write permission on the store where the certificate is located. If the certificate isn't in the store, nothing happens, not even an error. To uninstall a certificate from a remote computer, use the `Session`parameter. You can create a new session with the `New-PSSession` cmdlet. You can pass multiple sessions. You can uninstall a certificate using just its thumbprint. `Uninstall-CCertificate` will search through all certificate locations and stores and uninstall all certificates that have the thumbprint. When you enumerate all certificates over a remoting session, you get a terminating `The system cannot open the device or file specified` error, so you can't delete a certificate with just a thumbprint over remoting. .EXAMPLE Uninstall-CCertificate -Thumbprint '570895470234023dsaaefdbcgbefa' Demonstrates how to delete a certificate from all stores it is installed in. `Uninstall-CCertificate` searches every certificate stores and deletes all certificates with the given thumbprint. .EXAMPLE '570895470234023dsaaefdbcgbefa' | Uninstall-CCertificate Demonstrates that you can pipe a thumbprint to `Uninstall-CCertificate`. The certificate is uninstall from all stores it is in. .EXAMPLE Get-Item -Path 'cert:\LocalMachine\My\570895470234023dsaaefdbcgbefa' | Uninstall-CCertificate Demonstrates that you can pipe a certificate `Uninstall-CCertificate`. The certificate is uninstalled from all stores it is in. .EXAMPLE Uninstall-CCertificate -Thumbprint 570895470234023dsaaefdbcgbefa -StoreLocation CurrentUser -StoreName My Removes the 570895470234023dsaaefdbcgbefa certificate from the current user's Personal certificate store. .EXAMPLE Uninstall-CCertificate -Certificate $cert -StoreLocation LocalMachine -StoreName Root Demonstrates how you can remove a certificate by passing it to the `Certificate` parameter. .EXAMPLE Uninstall-CCertificate -Thumbprint 570895470234023dsaaefdbcgbefa -StoreLocation LocalMachine -StoreName 'SharePoint' Demonstrates how to uninstall a certificate from a custom, non-standard store. .EXAMPLE Uninstall-CCertificate -Thumbprint 570895470234023dsaaefdbcgbefa -StoreLocation CurrentUser -StoreName My -Session $session Demonstrates how to uninstall a certificate from a remote computer. #> [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess, DefaultParameterSetName='ByThumbprint')] param( # The thumbprint of the certificate to remove. # # If you want to uninstall the certificate from all stores it is installed in, you can pipe the thumbprint to this parameter or you can pipe a certificate object. (This functionality was added in Carbon 2.5.0.) [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName='ByThumbprint', ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName, ValueFromPipeline)] [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName='ByThumbprintAndStoreName')] [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName='ByThumbprintAndCustomStoreName')] [String] $Thumbprint, # The certificate to remove [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName='ByCertificateAndStoreName')] [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName='ByCertificateAndCustomStoreName')] [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2] $Certificate, # The location of the certificate's store. [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName='ByThumbprintAndStoreName')] [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName='ByThumbprintAndCustomStoreName')] [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName='ByCertificateAndStoreName')] [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName='ByCertificateAndCustomStoreName')] [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.StoreLocation] $StoreLocation, # The name of the certificate's store. [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName='ByThumbprintAndStoreName')] [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName='ByCertificateAndStoreName')] [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.StoreName] $StoreName, [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName='ByThumbprintAndCustomStoreName')] [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName='ByCertificateAndCustomStoreName')] [String] $CustomStoreName, # Use the `Session` parameter to uninstall a certificate on remote computer(s) using PowerShell remoting. Use # `New-PSSession` to create a session. # # Due to a bug in PowerShell, you can't remove a certificate by just its thumbprint over remoting. Using just a # thumbprint requires us to enumerate through all installed certificates. When you do this over remoting, # PowerShell throws a terminating `The system cannot open the device or file specified` error. [Parameter(ParameterSetName='ByThumbprintAndStoreName')] [Parameter(ParameterSetName='ByThumbprintAndCustomStoreName')] [Parameter(ParameterSetName='ByCertificateAndStoreName')] [Parameter(ParameterSetName='ByCertificateAndCustomStoreName')] [Management.Automation.Runspaces.PSSession[]] $Session ) process { Set-StrictMode -Version 'Latest' Use-CallerPreference -Cmdlet $PSCmdlet -Session $ExecutionContext.SessionState if( $PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -eq 'ByThumbprint' ) { # Must be in this order. Delete LocalMachine certs *first* so they don't show # up in CurrentUser stores. If you delete a certificate that "cascades" into # the CurrentUser store first, you'll get errors when running non- # interactively as SYSTEM. $certsToDelete = & { Get-CCertificate -StoreLocation LocalMachine -Thumbprint $Thumbprint Get-CCertificate -StoreLocation CurrentUser -Thumbprint $Thumbprint } foreach( $certToDelete in $certsToDelete ) { Uninstall-CCertificate -Thumbprint $Thumbprint ` -StoreLocation $certToDelete.StoreLocation ` -StoreName $certToDelete.StoreName } return } if( $PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -like 'ByCertificate*' ) { $Thumbprint = $Certificate.Thumbprint } $invokeCommandParameters = @{} if( $Session ) { $invokeCommandParameters['Session'] = $Session } if( $CustomStoreName ) { # This is just so we can pass a value to the Invoke-Command script block. The store name enum doesn't have a # "not set" value so when it is "$null", the call to Invoke-Command fails. $StoreName = [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.StoreName]::My } Invoke-Command @invokeCommandParameters -ScriptBlock { [CmdletBinding()] param( # The thumbprint of the certificate to remove. [String] $Thumbprint, # The location of the certificate's store. [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.StoreLocation] $StoreLocation, # The name of the certificate's store. [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.StoreName] $StoreName, # The name of the non-standard, custom store where the certificate should be un-installed. [String] $CustomStoreName ) Set-StrictMode -Version 'Latest' if( $CustomStoreName ) { $storeNameDisplay = $CustomStoreName $store = [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Store]::New($CustomStoreName, $StoreLocation) } else { $storeNameDisplay = $StoreName.ToString() $store = [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Store]::New($StoreName, $StoreLocation) } $certToRemove = $null try { $store.Open( ([Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.OpenFlags]::ReadOnly) ) $certToRemove = $store.Certificates | Where-Object { $_.Thumbprint -eq $Thumbprint } if( -not $certToRemove ) { return } } catch { $ex = $_.Exception.InnerException while( $ex.InnerException ) { $ex = $ex.InnerException } $msg = "[$($ex.GetType().FullName)] exception reading certificates from $($StoreLocation)\" + "$($storeNameDisplay) store: $($ex)" Write-Error -Message $msg -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference return } finally { $store.Close() } try { $store.Open( ([Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.OpenFlags]::ReadWrite) ) $target = $certToRemove.FriendlyName if( -not $target ) { $target = $certToRemove.Subject } $shouldProcessTarget = "$($target) in $($StoreLocation)\$($storeNameDisplay)" if( $PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess($shouldProcessTarget, 'remove') ) { $msg = "Uninstalling certificate ""$($target)"" ($($Thumbprint)) from $($StoreLocation)\" + "$($storeNameDisplay) store." Write-Verbose $msg $certToRemove | ForEach-Object { $store.Remove($_) } } } catch { $ex = $_.Exception.InnerException while( $ex.InnerException ) { $ex = $ex.InnerException } $msg = "[$($ex.GetType().FullName)] exception uninstalling certificate in $($StoreLocation)\" + "$($storeNameDisplay) store: $($ex)" Write-Error -Message $msg -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference return } finally { $store.Close() } } -ArgumentList $Thumbprint,$StoreLocation,$StoreName,$CustomStoreName } } function Unprotect-CString { <# .SYNOPSIS Decrypts a string. .DESCRIPTION `Unprotect-CString` decrypts a string encrypted via the Data Protection API (DPAPI), RSA, or AES into an array of bytes, which is then converted to an array of chars, which are stored in a `[securestring]`. All arrays of bytes and chars are cleared from memory once decryption completes. Use the `AsPlainText` switch to return a plain text string instead. When you do this, your decrypted string will remain in memory (and maybe disk) for an unknowable amount of time. `Unprotect-CString` can decrypt using the following techniques. ## Data Protection API The DPAPI only works on Windows. The encrypted string must have also been encrypted with the DPAPI. The string must have been encrypted at the current user's scope or the local machine scope. ## RSA RSA is an assymetric encryption/decryption algorithm, which requires a public/private key pair. It uses a private key to decrypt a secret encrypted with the public key. Only the private key can decrypt secrets. You can specify the private key in these ways: * with a `[Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2]` object, via the `Certificate` parameter * with an X509 certificate file, via the `PrivateKeyPath` parameter. On Windows, you can use paths to items in the `cert:\` drive. On Windows, you can also pass the thumbprint to a certificate to the `Thumbprint` parameter, and `Unprotect-CString` will search the `cert:\` store for a matching certificate with a private key. ## AES AES is a symmetric encryption/decryption algorithm. You supply a 16-, 24-, or 32-byte key, password, or passphrase with the `Key` parameter, and that key is used to decrypt. You must decrypt with the same key you used to encrypt. `Unprotect-CString` uses `[Security.Cryptography.Aes]::Create()` to get an object that can do the decryption. You can only pass a `[securestring]` or byte array as the key. When passing a secure string, make sure that when encoded as UTF-8 and converted to a byte array, it is 16, 24, or 32 bytes long. This code will tell you how long your plain text password is, in UTF-8 bytes: [Text.Encoding]::Convert([Text.Encoding]::Unicode, [Text.Encoding]::UTF8, [Text.Encoding]::Unicode.GetBytes($key)).Length Symmetric encryption requires a random, unique initialization vector (i.e. IV) everytime you encrypt something. If you encrypted the string with `Protect-CString`, one was generated for you and prepended to the encrypted string. If you encrypted the original string yourself, make sure the first 16 bytes of the encrypted text is the IV (since the encrypted bytes are base64 encoded, that means the first 24 characters of the encrypted string should be the IV). The help topic for `Protect-CString` demonstrates how to generate an AES key and how to encode it as a base64 string. .LINK New-CRsaKeyPair .LINK Protect-CString .LINK http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.security.cryptography.protecteddata.aspx .EXAMPLE Unprotect-CString -ProtectedString $encryptedPassword Demonstrates how to decrypt a protected string which was encrypted with Microsoft's DPAPI. Windows only. .EXAMPLE Unprotect-CString -ProtectedString $ciphertext -Certificate $myCert Demonstrates how to decrypt a secret using RSA with a `[Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2]` object. You're responsible for creating/loading it. (Carbon's `New-CRsaKeyPair` function can create public/private key pairs for you.) .EXAMPLE $ciphertext | Unprotect-CString -Certificate $certWithPrivateKey Demonstrates that you can pipe encrypted strings to `Unprotect-CString`. .EXAMPLE $ciphertext | Unprotect-CString -Certificate $certWithPrivateKey -AsSecureString Demonstrates that you can get a secure string returned to you by using the `AsSecureString` switch. This is the most secure way to decrypt, as the decrypted text is only in memory as arrays of bytes/chars during decryption. The arrays are immediately cleared after decryption. The decrypted text is never stored as a `[String]` (which remain in memory). .EXAMPLE Unprotect-CString -ProtectedString $ciphertext -Thumbprint '44A7C27F3353BC53F82318C14490D7E2500B6D9E' Demonstrates how to decrypt a secret with a certificate by passing its thumbprint to the `Thumbprint` parameter. `Unprotect-CString` will search the Windows certificate stores to find the certificate. All local machine and user stores are searched. The current user must have permission/access to the certificate's private key. Windows only. .EXAMPLE Unprotect -ProtectedString $ciphertext -PrivateKeyPath 'C:\Projects\Security\publickey.cer' Demonstrates how to decrypt a secret by passing the path to an RSA private key to the `PrivateKeyPath` parameter. The private key file must be loadable by the `[Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate]` class. .EXAMPLE Unprotect -ProtectedString $ciphertext -PrivateKeyPath 'cert:\LocalMachine\My\44A7C27F3353BC53F82318C14490D7E2500B6D9E' Demonstrates how to decrypt a secret using a certificate in the Windows store by passing the path to the certificate in PowerShell's `cert:` drive. The certificate must have a private key. Windows only. .EXAMPLE Unprotect-CString -ProtectedString $ciphertext -Key 'gT4XPfvcJmHkQ5tYjY3fNgi7uwG4FB9j' Demonstrates how to decrypt a secret that was encrypted with a key, password, or passphrase. In this case, we are decrypting with a plaintext password. .EXAMPLE Unprotect-CString -ProtectedString $ciphertext -Key (Read-Host -Prompt 'Enter password (must be 16, 24, or 32 characters long):') -AsSecureString) Demonstrates how to decrypt a secret with a secure string that is the key, password, or passphrase. In this case, the user is prompted for the password securely. .EXAMPLE Unprotect-CString -ProtectedString $ciphertext -Key ([byte[]]@(163,163,185,174,205,55,157,219,121,146,251,116,43,203,63,38,73,154,230,112,82,112,151,29,189,135,254,187,164,104,45,30)) Demonstrates that you can pass in an array of bytes as the key to the `Key` parameter. Those bytes will be used to decrypt the ciphertext. #> [CmdletBinding(DefaultParameterSetName='DPAPI')] param( [Parameter(Mandatory, Position=0, ValueFromPipeline)] # The text to decrypt. [String]$ProtectedString, [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName='RSAByCertificate')] # The private key to use for decrypting. [Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2]$Certificate, [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName='RSAByThumbprint')] # The thumbprint of the certificate, found in one of the Windows certificate stores, to use when decrypting. All # certificate stores are searched. The current user must have permission to the private key. Windows only. [String]$Thumbprint, [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName='RSAByPath')] # The path to the private key to use for decrypting. If given a path on the file system, the file must be # loadable as a `[Security.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2]` object. On Windows, you can also pass the path # to a certificate in PowerShell's `cert:` drive. [String]$PrivateKeyPath, [Parameter(ParameterSetName='RSAByPath')] # The password for the private key, if it has one. Must be a `[securestring]`. [securestring]$Password, [Parameter(ParameterSetName='RSAByCertificate')] [Parameter(ParameterSetName='RSAByThumbprint')] [Parameter(ParameterSetName='RSAByPath')] # The padding mode to use when decrypting. Defaults to `[Security.Cryptography.RSAEncryptionPadding]::OaepSHA1`. [Security.Cryptography.RSAEncryptionPadding]$Padding, [Parameter(Mandatory, ParameterSetName='Symmetric')] # The key to use to decrypt the secret. Must be a `[securestring]` or an array of bytes. The characters in the # secure string are converted to UTF-8 encoding before being converted into bytes. Make sure the key is the # correct length when UTF-8 encoded, i.e. make sure the following code returns a 16, 24, or 32 byte byte array # (where $key is the plain text key). # # [Text.Encoding]::Convert([Text.Encoding]::Unicode, [Text.Encoding]::UTF8, [Text.Encoding]::Unicode.GetBytes($key)).Length [Object]$Key, # Returns the decrypted value as plain text. The default is to return the decrypted value as a `[securestring]`. # When returned as a secure string, the decrypted bytes are only stored in memory as arrays of bytes and chars, # which are all cleared once the decrypted text is in the secure string. Once a secure string is converted to a # string, that string stays in memory (and possibly disk) for an unknowable amout of time. [switch]$AsPlainText ) process { Set-StrictMode -Version 'Latest' Use-CallerPreference -Cmdlet $PSCmdlet -Session $ExecutionContext.SessionState [byte[]]$keyBytes = [byte[]]::New(0) # When loading a certificate from a file, Windows will temporarily write the private key to disk for the # lifetime of the certificate object. To limit the amount of time the private key spends on disk, dispose the # certificate object as soon as we are done with it. $disposeCertWhenDone = ($PrivateKeyPath -ne '') -and ($PrivateKeyPath -notlike 'Cert:\*') # Find and validate the RSA certificate, if needed. We do it here so our try/catch around the actual # decryption doesn't handle these errors. if( $PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -like 'RSA*' ) { if( $PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -notlike '*ByCertificate' ) { if( $PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -like '*ByThumbprint' ) { $PrivateKeyPath = "cert:\*\*\$($Thumbprint)" } $passwordParam = @{ } if( $Password ) { $passwordParam = @{ Password = $Password } } $certificates = Get-CCertificate -Path $PrivateKeyPath @passwordParam $count = $certificates | Measure-Object | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'Count' if( $count -gt 1 ) { $certificates = $certificates | Where-Object { $_.HasPrivateKey -and $_.PrivateKey } $privateKeyCount = $certificates | Measure-Object | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'Count' if( $privateKeyCount -gt 1 ) { $msg = "Found $($privateKeyCount) certificates (which contain private keys) at ""$($PrivateKeyPath)"". " + 'Arbitrarily choosing the first one. If you get errors, consider passing the exact path to ' + 'the certificate you want to the "Unprotect-CString" function''s "PrivateKeyPath" parameter.' Write-Warning -Message $msg } elseif( $privateKeyCount -eq 0 ) { $installedInCertStoreMsg = '' if ($PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -eq 'RSAByThumbprint') { $installedInCertStoreMsg = 'This is usually because the certificate was installed without a private key or the ' + 'current user doesn''t have permission to read the private key.' } "Found $($count) certificates at ""$($PrivateKeyPath)"" but none of them contain a private " + "key or the private key is null.$(' ' + $installedInCertStoreMsg)" | Write-Error return } } $Certificate = $certificates | Select-Object -First 1 if( -not $Certificate ) { return } if ($disposeCertWhenDone) { # Dispose the other unused certificates. foreach ($unusedCert in ($certificates | Select-Object -Skip 1)) { $unusedCert.Dispose() } } } $certDesc = "Certificate ""$($Certificate.Subject)"" ($($Certificate.Thumbprint))" if( -not $Certificate.HasPrivateKey ) { $msg = "$($certDesc) doesn't have a private key. When decrypting with RSA, secrets are encrypted with " + 'the public key, and decrypted with a private key.' Write-Error -Message $msg -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference return } if( -not $Certificate.PrivateKey ) { $msg = "$($certDesc) has a private key, but it is null or not set. This usually means your certificate " + 'was imported incorrectly or was created without a private key. Make sure you''ve generated an ' + 'RSA public/private key pair and are using the private key. If the private key is in the Windows ' + 'certificate store, make sure the current user has permission to read the private key (use ' + 'Carbon.Cryptography''s `Grant-CPrivateKeyPermission` function).' Write-Error -Message $msg -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference return } } elseif( $PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -eq 'Symmetric' ) { $keyBytes = ConvertTo-AesKey -InputObject $Key -From 'Unprotect-CString' if( -not $keyBytes ) { return } } [byte[]]$decryptedBytes = [byte[]]::New(0) [byte[]]$encryptedBytes = [Convert]::FromBase64String($ProtectedString) try { if( $PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -eq 'DPAPI' ) { $decryptedBytes = [Security.Cryptography.ProtectedData]::Unprotect( $encryptedBytes, $null, 0 ) } elseif( $PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -like 'RSA*' ) { [Security.Cryptography.RSA]$privateKey = $null $privateKeyType = $Certificate.PrivateKey.GetType() $isRsa = $privateKeyType.IsSubclassOf([Security.Cryptography.RSA]) if( -not $isRsa ) { $msg = "$($certDesc) is not an RSA key. Found a private key of type " + """$($privateKeyType.FullName)"", but expected type " + """$([Security.Cryptography.RSA].FullName)"" or one of its sub-types." Write-Error -Message $msg -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference return } if( -not $Padding ) { $Padding = [Security.Cryptography.RSAEncryptionPadding]::OaepSHA1 } $privateKey = $Certificate.PrivateKey $decryptedBytes = $privateKey.Decrypt($encryptedBytes, $padding) } elseif( $PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -eq 'Symmetric' ) { $aes = [Security.Cryptography.Aes]::Create() try { $aes.Padding = [Security.Cryptography.PaddingMode]::PKCS7 $aes.KeySize = $keyBytes.Length * 8 $aes.Key = $keyBytes $iv = [byte[]]::New($aes.IV.Length) [Array]::Copy($encryptedBytes, $iv, 16) $encryptedBytes = $encryptedBytes[16..($encryptedBytes.Length - 1)] $encryptedStream = New-Object -TypeName 'IO.MemoryStream' -ArgumentList (,$encryptedBytes) try { $cryptoStream = [Security.Cryptography.CryptoStream]::New($encryptedStream, $aes.CreateDecryptor($aes.Key, $iv), ([Security.Cryptography.CryptoStreamMode]::Read)) try { $streamReader = [IO.StreamReader]::New($cryptoStream) try { [byte[]]$decryptedBytes = [Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetBytes($streamReader.ReadToEnd()) } finally { $streamReader.Dispose() } } finally { $cryptoStream.Dispose() } } finally { $encryptedStream.Dispose() } } finally { $aes.Dispose() } } $decryptedBytes = [Text.Encoding]::Convert([Text.Encoding]::UTF8, [Text.Encoding]::Unicode, $decryptedBytes) if( $AsPlainText ) { return [Text.Encoding]::Unicode.GetString($decryptedBytes) } else { $secureString = [Security.SecureString]::New() [char[]]$chars = [Text.Encoding]::Unicode.GetChars( $decryptedBytes ) for( $idx = 0; $idx -lt $chars.Count ; $idx++ ) { $secureString.AppendChar( $chars[$idx] ) $chars[$idx] = 0 } $secureString.MakeReadOnly() return $secureString } } catch { Write-Error -ErrorRecord $_ -ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference } finally { if ($decryptedBytes) { $decryptedBytes.Clear() } if ($encryptedBytes) { $encryptedBytes.Clear() } if ($keyBytes) { $keyBytes.Clear() } if ($disposeCertWhenDone) { $Certificate.Dispose() } } } } function Use-CallerPreference { <# .SYNOPSIS Sets the PowerShell preference variables in a module's function based on the callers preferences. .DESCRIPTION Script module functions do not automatically inherit their caller's variables, including preferences set by common parameters. This means if you call a script with switches like `-Verbose` or `-WhatIf`, those that parameter don't get passed into any function that belongs to a module. When used in a module function, `Use-CallerPreference` will grab the value of these common parameters used by the function's caller: * ErrorAction * Debug * Confirm * InformationAction * Verbose * WarningAction * WhatIf This function should be used in a module's function to grab the caller's preference variables so the caller doesn't have to explicitly pass common parameters to the module function. This function is adapted from the [`Get-CallerPreference` function written by David Wyatt](https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Inherit-Preference-82343b9d). There is currently a [bug in PowerShell](https://connect.microsoft.com/PowerShell/Feedback/Details/763621) that causes an error when `ErrorAction` is implicitly set to `Ignore`. If you use this function, you'll need to add explicit `-ErrorAction $ErrorActionPreference` to every `Write-Error` call. Please vote up this issue so it can get fixed. .LINK about_Preference_Variables .LINK about_CommonParameters .LINK https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Inherit-Preference-82343b9d .LINK http://powershell.org/wp/2014/01/13/getting-your-script-module-functions-to-inherit-preference-variables-from-the-caller/ .EXAMPLE Use-CallerPreference -Cmdlet $PSCmdlet -SessionState $ExecutionContext.SessionState Demonstrates how to set the caller's common parameter preference variables in a module function. #> [CmdletBinding()] param ( [Parameter(Mandatory)] #[Management.Automation.PSScriptCmdlet] # The module function's `$PSCmdlet` object. Requires the function be decorated with the `[CmdletBinding()]` # attribute. $Cmdlet, [Parameter(Mandatory)] # The module function's `$ExecutionContext.SessionState` object. Requires the function be decorated with the # `[CmdletBinding()]` attribute. # # Used to set variables in its callers' scope, even if that caller is in a different script module. [Management.Automation.SessionState]$SessionState ) Set-StrictMode -Version 'Latest' # List of preference variables taken from the about_Preference_Variables and their common parameter name (taken # from about_CommonParameters). $commonPreferences = @{ 'ErrorActionPreference' = 'ErrorAction'; 'DebugPreference' = 'Debug'; 'ConfirmPreference' = 'Confirm'; 'InformationPreference' = 'InformationAction'; 'VerbosePreference' = 'Verbose'; 'WarningPreference' = 'WarningAction'; 'WhatIfPreference' = 'WhatIf'; } foreach( $prefName in $commonPreferences.Keys ) { $parameterName = $commonPreferences[$prefName] # Don't do anything if the parameter was passed in. if( $Cmdlet.MyInvocation.BoundParameters.ContainsKey($parameterName) ) { continue } $variable = $Cmdlet.SessionState.PSVariable.Get($prefName) # Don't do anything if caller didn't use a common parameter. if( -not $variable ) { continue } if( $SessionState -eq $ExecutionContext.SessionState ) { Set-Variable -Scope 1 -Name $variable.Name -Value $variable.Value -Force -Confirm:$false -WhatIf:$false } else { $SessionState.PSVariable.Set($variable.Name, $variable.Value) } } } |