PowerShell security features

Settings and overrides named on this page

Registry values, policies and cmdlets the source mentions, with the dated steps that name them. Read the source for the values to set.

• Enter-PSHostProcess

Requirements, exceptions and scope

• Execution policyException1 condition1 passage

  PowerShell's execution policy is a safety feature that controls the conditions under which PowerShell loads configuration files and runs scripts. This feature helps prevent the…

• Use of the SecureString classRecommendation1 passage
• Secure data transfer in PowerShell remotingRequirement1 condition2 passages
  Enter-PSHostProcess
• Security Servicing CriteriaRequirement1 passage

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How this timeline changed

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1. 17 Jul 2026
   No longer on the page Security Servicing CriteriaMicrosoft's source, commit 77b22df
2. 17 Jul 2026
   Requirement added Security Servicing CriteriaMicrosoft's source, commit 77b22df
3. 18 Aug 2025
   Requirement added Secure data transfer in PowerShell remotingMicrosoft's source, commit 0d00dc3
4. 18 Aug 2025
   Requirement added Secure data transfer in PowerShell remotingMicrosoft's source, commit 0d00dc3
5. 23 Sep 2024
   No longer on the page Changes in PowerShell 7.2Microsoft's source, commit bf63c8b
6. 23 Sep 2024
   Exception added Security Servicing CriteriaMicrosoft's source, commit bf63c8b
7. 8 Jul 2024
   Recommendation added Use of the SecureString classMicrosoft's source, commit 56ef545