Get Certificate Details in Windows PowerShell

Q

How to get certificate detailed properties in Windows PowerShell?

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A

You can get detailed properties of a specific certificate Windows PowerShell as shown in the example below:

PS C:\fyicenter> cd Cert:
PS Cert:\> cd localmachine
PS Cert:\localmachine> cd authroot
PS Cert:\LocalMachine\authroot> $c = (dir | where-object {$_.subject -like "*microsoft*"})
PS Cert:\LocalMachine\authroot> $c | format-list -Property *

PSParentPath         : Microsoft.PowerShell.Security\Certificate::LocalMachine\authroot
PSChildName          : 8F43288AD272F3103B6FB1428485EA3014C0BCFE
PSDrive              : Cert
PSProvider           : Microsoft.PowerShell.Security\Certificate
PSIsContainer        : False
EnhancedKeyUsageList : {}
DnsNameList          : {}
SendAsTrustedIssuer  : False
Archived             : False
Extensions           : {System.Security.Cryptography.Oid, System.Security.Cryptography.Oid,
                       System.Security.Cryptography.Oid, System.Security.Cryptography.Oid}
FriendlyName         : Microsoft Root Certificate Authority 2011
IssuerName           : System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X500DistinguishedName
NotAfter             : 3/22/2036 6:13:04 PM
NotBefore            : 3/22/2011 6:05:28 PM
HasPrivateKey        : False
PrivateKey           :
PublicKey            : System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.PublicKey
RawData              : {48, 130, 5, 237...}
SerialNumber         : 3F8BC8B5FC9FB29643B569D66C42E144
SubjectName          : System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X500DistinguishedName
SignatureAlgorithm   : System.Security.Cryptography.Oid
Thumbprint           : 8F43288AD272F3103B6FB1428485EA3014C0BCFE
Version              : 3
Handle               : 168881712
Issuer               : CN=Microsoft Root Certificate Authority 2011, O=Microsoft Corporation, 
                       L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
Subject              : CN=Microsoft Root Certificate Authority 2011, O=Microsoft Corporation, 
                       L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US

 

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