Add-CompromisedPassword

The Add-CompromisedPassword cmdlet adds a string into the compromised password store. When the password filter is configured to check against compromised passwords, any password that is an exact match to this string will rejected.

Syntax

Add-CompromisedPassword -Value <string>

Add-CompromisedPassword -SecureString <SecureString>

Parameters

Value

Required. The password to add to the compromised password store

SecureString

Required. The password to add to the compromised password store as a secure string

Examples

The following example adds a single compromised password to the store

Add-CompromisedPassword -Value "password"

The following example prompts for a password to add to the compromised password store

Add-CompromisedPassword -SecureString (Read-Host -Prompt "Enter the compromised password to add to the store" -AsSecureString)

To import a file of compromised passwords, use the Import‐CompromisedPasswords or Import‐CompromisedPasswordHashes cmdlets