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Install-DeviceHealthAttestation

Installs the Device Health Attestation service.

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Microsoft DeviceHealthAttestation reference: Installs the Device Health Attestation service. 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.

Install-DeviceHealthAttestation -EncryptionCertificateThumbprint <String>
 -SigningCertificateThumbprint <String> -SupportedAuthenticationSchema <String> [-Force] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm]
 [<CommonParameters>]

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Required permissions

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

Supported environments

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

Parameters

-Confirm: Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
-EncryptionCertificateThumbprint (required): Specifies the encryption certificate thumbprint. The value must contain only hexadecimal digits (0-9, A-F) and be 40 characters in length. This value is case-insensitive.
-Force: Forces the command to run without asking for user confirmation.
-SigningCertificateThumbprint (required): Specifies the signing certificate thumbprint. The value must contain only hexadecimal digits (0-9, A-F) and be 40 characters in length. This value is case-insensitive.
-SslCertificateStoreName: Specifies the certificate store that contains the certificate referenced by the *SslCertificateThumbprint* parameter. The acceptable values for this parameter are: - AddressBook - AuthRoot - CertificateAuthority - Disallowed - My - Root - TrustedPeople - TrustedPublisher
-SslCertificateThumbprint (required): Specifies the thumbprint of the certificate to use for server SSL binding. The value must contain only hexadecimal digits (0-9, A-F) and be 40 characters in length. This value is case-insensitive. If you specify *SslCertificateThumbprint*, the cmdlet creates an SSL binding on the default website. If you specify this parameter, you must also specify the *SslCertificateStoreName* parameter.
-SupportedAuthenticationSchema (required): Specifies, in a comma-separated list, the authentication schema that the Device Health Attestation service supports. The acceptable values for this parameter are: - AikPub - AikCertificate - EkCertificate You cannot specify both AikCertificate and EkCertificate in the same command.
-WhatIf: Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Prerequisites

Windows with the DeviceHealthAttestation 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 cmdlet changes system state. Review every target and parameter in the official reference, test outside production, and prepare an appropriate backup or rollback. Do not execute the example automatically.

Examples

Example 1: Install the Device Health Attestation service

Install-DeviceHealthAttestation -EncryptionCertificateThumbprint "0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF01234567" -SigningCertificateThumbprint "0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF01234567" -SupportedAuthenticationSchema "AikPub,EkCertificate"

This command installs the Device Health Attestation service. 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/DeviceHealthAttestation/Install-DeviceHealthAttestation.md

https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/devicehealthattestation/install-devicehealthattestation?view=windowsserver2025-ps

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