Import-PFXCertificate：指定的网络密码不正确

Question

I've got some pretty simple code I'm trying to troubleshoot. The environment is an Azure Windows Server 2012 machine, and I'm logged in as a domain admin running a Powershell console with Administrator privileges.

I'm just trying to Import-PFXCertificate from a known location but it will not accept the network password.

Here's the code.

$SecurePWD = ConvertTo-SecureString -String 'iW@nt2die' -AsPlainText -Force
Import-PFXCertificate -Password $SecurePWD -CertStoreLocation "Cert:\LocalMachine\Root" -FilePath "C:\Certs\TestCert.pfx"

When I run this beautiful block of code, with the password being absolutely correct (I tested by logging in using the password), it greets me with this error:

Import-PFXCertificate : The specified network password is not correct.

WHYYYY.

I've tried escaping out the @, but that doesn't do anything. I've tried crying, but the computer is completely unmoved by my tears.

Answer 1

Per documentation for Import-PfxCertificate , the -Password parameter is for the password of the certificate and not the user to login with.

-Password - Specifies the password for the imported PFX file in the form of a secure string.