This is the built-in help made by Microsoft for the command 'Switch-Certificate', in PowerShell version 3 - as retrieved from
Windows version 'Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard' PowerShell help files on 2016-06-23.
For PowerShell version 3 and up, where you have Update-Help, this command was run just before creating the web pages from the help files.
Marks one certificate as having been replaced by another certificate.
Switch-Certificate [-OldCert] <Certificate> [-NewCert] <Certificate> [-NotifyOnly [<SwitchParameter>]] [-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [-WhatIf
[<SwitchParameter>]] [<CommonParameters>]
The Switch-Certificate cmdlet marks one certificate as having been replaced by another certificate. This cmdlet triggers a replace certificate
notification and optionally sets the renewal property on the certificate being replaced.
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Get-CertificateNotificationTask
New-CertificateNotificationTask
Remove-CertificateNotificationTask
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EXAMPLE 1
PS C:\> Switch-Certificate –OldCert cert:\LocalMachine\My\E42DBC3B3F2771990A9B3E35D0C3C422779DACD7 –NewCert
cert:\LocalMachine\My\4A346B4385F139CA843912D358D765AB8DEE9FD4
This example sets the renewal property of the certificate with the thumbprint E42DBC3B3F2771990A9B3E35D0C3C422779DACD7 as renewed by the
certificate with the thumbprint 4A346B4385F139CA843912D358D765AB8DEE9FD4 and generates a replace certificate notification.
EXAMPLE 2
PS C:\> Set-Location -Path cert:\LocalMachine\My
PS C:\> $oldCert = (Get-ChildItem -Path E42DBC3B3F2771990A9B3E35D0C3C422779DACD7)
PS C:\> $newCert = (Get-ChildItem -Path 4A346B4385F139CA843912D358D765AB8DEE9FD4)
PS C:\> Switch-Certificate -OldCert $oldCert -NewCert $newCert –NotifyOnly
This example locates two certificates in the machine MY store and assigns them the variables $oldCert and $newCert. This cmdlet then generates
a replacement notification without changing a renewal property of the old certificate.