Get-CryptographicServiceProvider
Synopsis
Retrieves a list of Cryptographic Service Providers (CSP) installed on the system.
Syntax
Get-CryptographicServiceProvider [[-Name] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
Description
Retrieves a list of Cryptographic Service Providers (CSP) installed on the system with extended properties. This command supports both, legacy (also known as CryptoAPI) and Key Storage (KSP) providers (known as CAPI2 or CNG providers). This command displays supported cryptographic algorithms, possible key sizes and used protocol (for example, signing, hashing, encryption, etc).
Parameters
-Name <String>
| Required? | False |
| Position? | 0 |
| 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
SysadminsLV.PKI.Cryptography.CspProviderInfoCollection
Notes
Author: Vadims Podans
Blog: https://www.sysadmins.lv
Examples
Example 1
PS C:\> Get-CryptographicServiceProvider
Returns all installed CSPs with their extended properties.
Related links
Minimum PowerShell version support
- PowerShell 3.0
Operating System Support
- Windows Vista
- Windows 7
- Windows 8
- Windows 8.1
- Windows 10
- 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