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This command is not available in non-domain environments

This command requires installed Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT)

Get-CertificateTemplate

Synopsis

Retrieves registered certificate templates from Active Directory.

Syntax

Get-CertificateTemplate [-Name <String[]>] [<CommonParameters>]

Get-CertificateTemplate [-DisplayName <String[]>] [<CommonParameters>]

Get-CertificateTemplate [-OID <String[]>] [<CommonParameters>]

Description

Retrieves registered certificate templates from Active Directory.

Parameters

-Name <String[]>

Specifies common name of a template to retrieve. You can specify multiple template names by separating them with comma character (,).

Note: this parameter don't accept wildcards

Required?	False
Position?	named
Default value
Accept pipeline input?	false
Accept wildcard characters?	False

-DisplayName <String[]>

Specifies display name of a template to get. You can specify multiple display names by separating them with comma character (,).

Note: this parameter don't accept wildcards

Required?	False
Position?	named
Default value	*
Accept pipeline input?	false
Accept wildcard characters?	False

-OID <String[]>

Specifies object identifier (OID) of a template to get. You can specify multiple template OIDs by separating them with comma character (,).

Note: this parameter don't accept wildcards

Required?	False
Position?	named
Default value
Accept pipeline input?	false
Accept wildcard characters?	False

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,
ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, InformationAction, InformationVariable,
WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable and OutVariable.
For more information, see about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).

Inputs

None.

Outputs

PKI.CertificateTemplates.CertificateTemplate

Notes

Author: Vadims Podans
Blog: https://www.sysadmins.lv

Examples

Example 1

PS C:\> Get-CertificateTemplate

Retrieves all registered certificate templates from Active Directory.

Example 2

PS C:\> Get-CertificateTemplate -DisplayName Computer

Retrieves only certificate template with display name 'Computer'.

Example 3

PS C:\> Get-CertificateTemplate -Name WebServer, CrossCA

Retrieves certificate templates with common names 'WebServer' (Web Server) and 'CrossCA' (Cross Certification Authority).

Example 4

PS C:\> Get-CertificateTemplate -OID 1.3.6.1.4.1.311.21.8.149510.7314491.15746959.9320746.3700693.37.1.14

Retrieves certificate template that has assigned OID = 1.3.6.1.4.1.311.21.8.149510.7314491.15746959.9320746.3700693.37.1.14 (default Machine/Computer template).

Minimum PowerShell version support

PowerShell 3.0

Operating System Support

Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows 8.1
Windows Server 2003 all editions
Windows Server 2008 all editions
Windows Server 2008 R2 all editions
Windows Server 2012 all editions
Windows Server 2012 R2 all editions
Windows Server 2016 all editions