Open-VaultConnection

Connects to the specified Vault Server.

Syntax

Open-VaultConnection [-Vault <String>] [-Server <String>] [-User <String>] [-Password <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters

Type	Name	Description	Default value	Optional
String	Vault	The name of the Vault for which the connection should be made	Vault	yes
String	Server	The Ip or hostname of the server on which the Vault server is installed	localhost	yes
String	User	A valid user, that is able to login to the target Vault	Administrator	yes
String	Password	The users password	""	yes

Return type

empty ← On failure the Exception/ErrorMessage can be accessed using $Error.

Remarks

After the Cmdlet successfully established a connection to Vault, the following PowerShell variables are created and let you communicate directly to Vault through it’s API:

• $vault

• $vaultconnection

• $vaultExplorerUtil

The cmdlet can be invoked without arguments in applications that are already connected to Vault (for example within the Vault Explorer), so that the mentioned PowerShell variables are exposed for the existing Vault connection.