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Get-WebCentralCertProvider

Retrieves the configuration settings of the central certificate provider.

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Microsoft WebAdministration reference: Retrieves the configuration settings of the central certificate provider. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.

Get-WebCentralCertProvider [-CertStoreLocation] [-UserName] [-PrivateKeyPassword] [-Enabled]
 [<CommonParameters>]

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Required permissions

Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Get-WebCentralCertProvider. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.

Supported environments

Windows / WebAdministration · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply

Parameters

-CertStoreLocation: Indicates that this cmdlet gets the physical path to the central certificate store. The path is either a local path such as D:\CertStore, or a UNC path such as \\\\CertStoreServer\CertStore.
-Enabled: Indicates whether the central certificate provider is enabled, which returns $True; otherwise, this parameter returns $False.
-PrivateKeyPassword: Indicates the password for the private key if one exists. If specified, this password is the same for all keys. The password can be $Null.
-UserName: Indicates the name of the user account that is used to access the central certificate store.

Prerequisites

Windows with the WebAdministration module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.

Security considerations

This is a read-oriented cmdlet; protect any sensitive results and check the documented effects of your selected parameters.

Examples

Example 1: Retrieve all settings

Get-WebCentralCertProvider

This command retrieves all configuration settings of the central certificate provider. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.

Sources

https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-powershell-docs/blob/b7645dd8c687139b28e845119da30ec670526507/docset/winserver2025-ps/WebAdministration/Get-WebCentralCertProvider.md

https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/webadministration/get-webcentralcertprovider?view=windowsserver2025-ps

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