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Backup-AzureKeyVaultSecret

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Module:
AzureRM.KeyVault

Backs up a secret in a key vault.

Warning

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Although the AzureRM module may still function, it's no longer maintained or supported, placing any continued use at the user's discretion and risk. Please refer to our migration resources for guidance on transitioning to the Az module.

Syntax

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

Description

The Backup-AzureKeyVaultSecret cmdlet backs up a specified secret in a key vault by downloading it and storing it in a file. If there are multiple versions of the secret, 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 secret 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 secret, so that you have an offline copy in case you accidentally delete your secret in your key vault.
  • You added a secret to a key vault and now want to clone the secret into a different Azure region, so that you can use it from all instances of your distributed application. Use the Backup-AzureKeyVaultSecret cmdlet to retrieve the secret in encrypted format and then use the Restore-AzureKeyVaultSecret cmdlet and specify a key vault in the second region. (Note that the regions must belong to the same geography.)

Examples

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

PS C:\Users\username\> Backup-AzureKeyVaultSecret -VaultName 'MyKeyVault' -Name 'MySecret'

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

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

Example 2: Back up a secret to a specified file name, overwriting the existing file without prompting

PS C:\> Backup-AzureKeyVaultSecret -VaultName 'MyKeyVault' -Name 'MySecret' -OutputFile 'C:\Backup.blob' -Force

C:\Backup.blob

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

Example 3: Back up a secret previously retrieved to a specified file name

PS C:\> $secret = Get-AzureKeyVaultSecret -VaultName 'MyKeyVault' -Name 'MySecret'
PS C:\> Backup-AzureKeyVaultSecret -Secret $secret -OutputFile 'C:\Backup.blob'

C:\Backup.blob

This command uses the $secret object's vault name and name to retrieves the secret and saves its backup to a file named Backup.blob.

Parameters

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:cf
Position:Named
Default value:False
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

Prompts you for confirmation before overwriting the output file, if that exists.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-InputObject

Secret to be backed up, pipelined in from the output of a retrieval call.

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

-Name

Specifies the name of the secret to back up.

Type:String
Aliases:SecretName
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 secret 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:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

Inputs

PSKeyVaultSecretIdentityItem

Parameters: InputObject (ByValue)

Outputs

String