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New-EntraServicePrincipalPasswordCredential

Module:
Microsoft.Entra Module v1.1

Creates a password credential for a service principal.

Syntax

Default (Default) 

New-EntraServicePrincipalPasswordCredential

    -ServicePrincipalId <String>
    [-EndDate <DateTime>]
    [-StartDate <DateTime>]
    [-DisplayName <String>]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The New-EntraServicePrincipalPasswordCredential cmdlet creates a password credential for a service principal in Microsoft Entra ID.

Examples

Example 1: Create a password credential with StartDate

Connect-Entra -Scopes 'Application.ReadWrite.All','Application.ReadWrite.OwnedBy'
$servicePrincipal = Get-EntraServicePrincipal -Filter "displayName eq 'Helpdesk Application'"
New-EntraServicePrincipalPasswordCredential -ServicePrincipalId $servicePrincipal.Id -DisplayName 'Helpdesk App Credential' -StartDate '2024-11-04T14:14:14Z'

secretText          : A1bC2dE3fH4iJ5kL6mN7oP8qR9sT0u
@odata.type         : #microsoft.graph.servicePrincipal
endDateTime         : 08-08-2026 10:30:00
hint                : LY.
customKeyIdentifier :
startDateTime       : 08-08-2024 14:14:14
keyId               : aaaaaaaa-0b0b-1c1c-2d2d-333333333333
@odata.context      : https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/$metadata#servicePrincipals('00001111-aaaa-2222-bbbb-3333cccc4444')/addPassword
displayName         :
StartDate           : 08-08-2024 14:14:14
EndDate             : 08-08-2026 10:30:00

This example demonstrates how to create a password credential with StartDate for a service principal in Microsoft Entra ID.

  • -ServicePrincipalId parameter specifies the ID of a service principal.
  • -DisplayName parameter specifies a friendly name for the password.
  • -StarteDate parameter specifies the date and time at which the password becomes valid.

Example 2: Create a password credential with EndDate

Connect-Entra -Scopes 'Application.ReadWrite.All','Application.ReadWrite.OwnedBy'
$servicePrincipal = Get-EntraServicePrincipal -Filter "displayName eq 'Helpdesk Application'"
New-EntraServicePrincipalPasswordCredential -ServicePrincipalId $servicePrincipal.Id -DisplayName 'Helpdesk App Credential' -EndDate '2024-11-04T14:14:14Z'

secretText          : A1bC2dE3fH4iJ5kL6mN7oP8qR9sT0u
@odata.type         : #microsoft.graph.servicePrincipal
endDateTime         : 08-08-2026 10:30:00
hint                : LY.
customKeyIdentifier :
startDateTime       : 08-08-2024 14:14:14
keyId               : bbbbbbbb-1c1c-2d2d-3e3e-444444444444
@odata.context      : https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/$metadata#servicePrincipals('00001111-aaaa-2222-bbbb-3333cccc4444')/addPassword
displayName         :
StartDate           : 08-08-2024 14:14:14
EndDate             : 08-08-2026 10:30:00

This example demonstrates how to create a password credential with EndDate for a service principal in Microsoft Entra ID.

  • -ServicePrincipalId parameter specifies the ID of a service principal.
  • -DisplayName parameter specifies a friendly name for the password.
  • -EndDate parameter specifies the date and time at which the password expires represented using ISO 8601 format and is always in UTC time.

Parameters

-DisplayName

The friendly name for the password.

Parameter properties

Type:System.String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-EndDate

The date and time at which the password expires represented using ISO 8601 format and is always in UTC time. For example, midnight UTC on Jan 1, 2024 is 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.

Parameter properties

Type:System.DateTime
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:True
Value from pipeline by property name:True
Value from remaining arguments:False

-ServicePrincipalId

Specifies the ID of the service principal.

Parameter properties

Type:System.String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False
Aliases:ObjectId

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:True
Value from pipeline:True
Value from pipeline by property name:True
Value from remaining arguments:False

-StartDate

The date and time at which the password becomes valid. The Timestamp type represents date and time information using ISO 8601 format and is always in UTC time. For example, midnight UTC on Jan 1, 2024 is 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.

Parameter properties

Type:System.DateTime
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:True
Value from pipeline by property name:True
Value from remaining arguments:False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.