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Backup-AzureKeyVaultKey

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Module:
AzureRM.KeyVault

Backs up a key in a key vault.

Warning

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Syntax

Backup-AzureKeyVaultKey
      [-VaultName] <String>
      [-Name] <String>
      [[-OutputFile] <String>]
      [-Force]
      [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]
Backup-AzureKeyVaultKey
      [-InputObject] <PSKeyVaultKeyIdentityItem>
      [[-OutputFile] <String>]
      [-Force]
      [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Backup-AzureKeyVaultKey cmdlet backs up a specified key in a key vault by downloading it and storing it in a file. If there are multiple versions of the key, all versions are included in the backup. Because the downloaded content is encrypted, it cannot be used outside of Azure Key Vault. You can restore a backed-up key to any key vault in the subscription that it was backed up from. Typical reasons to use this cmdlet are:

  • You want to escrow a copy of your key, so that you have an offline copy in case you accidentally delete your key in your key vault.

  • You created a key using Key Vault and now want to clone the key into a different Azure region, so that you can use it from all instances of your distributed application. Use the Backup-AzureKeyVaultKey cmdlet to retrieve the key in encrypted format and then use the Restore-AzureKeyVaultKey cmdlet and specify a key vault in the second region.

Examples

Example 1: Back up a key with an automatically generated file name

PS C:\Users\username\> Backup-AzureKeyVaultKey -VaultName 'MyKeyVault' -Name 'MyKey'

C:\Users\username\mykeyvault-mykey-1527029447.01191

This command retrieves the key named MyKey from the key vault named MyKeyVault and saves a backup of that key to a file that is automatically named for you, and displays the file name.

Example 2: Back up a key to a specified file name

PS C:\> Backup-AzureKeyVaultKey -VaultName 'MyKeyVault' -Name 'MyKey' -OutputFile 'C:\Backup.blob'

C:\Backup.blob

This command retrieves the key named MyKey from the key vaultnamed MyKeyVault and saves a backup of that key to a file named Backup.blob.

Example 3: Back up a previously retrieved key to a specified file name, overwriting the destination file without prompting.

PS C:\> $key = Get-AzureKeyVaultKey -VaultName 'MyKeyVault' -Name 'MyKey'
PS C:\> Backup-AzureKeyVaultKey -Key $key -OutputFile 'C:\Backup.blob' -Force

C:\Backup.blob

This command creates a backup of the key named $key.Name in the vault named $key.VaultName to a file named Backup.blob, silently overwriting the file if it exists already.

Parameters

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:cf
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-DefaultProfile

The credentials, account, tenant, and subscription used for communication with azure

Type:IAzureContextContainer
Aliases:AzureRmContext, AzureCredential
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Force

Overwrite the given file if it exists

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

-InputObject

Key bundle to back up, pipelined in from the output of a retrieval call.

Type:PSKeyVaultKeyIdentityItem
Aliases:Key
Position:0
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Name

Specifies the name of the key to back up.

Type:String
Aliases:KeyName
Position:1
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-OutputFile

Specifies the output file in which the backup blob is stored. If you do not specify this parameter, this cmdlet generates a file name for you. If you specify the name of an existing output file, the operation will not complete and returns an error message that the backup file already exists.

Type:String
Position:2
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-VaultName

Specifies the name of the key vault that contains the key to back up.

Type:String
Position:0
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-WhatIf

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

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:wi
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

Inputs

PSKeyVaultKeyIdentityItem

Parameters: InputObject (ByValue)

Outputs

String