Chapter 17. PowerShell security

 

This chapter covers

  • Command execution
  • Script signing
  • Execution policy

Security is important in any computer software, and PowerShell is no exception. That said, you may have some confusion about what PowerShell’s security is meant to accomplish. We’ll try to clear that up in this chapter.

17.1. PowerShell security goals

Let’s start by defining exactly what PowerShell’s security is meant to accomplish and outlining a few things that it’s explicitly not intended to provide.

17.2. PowerShell security mechanisms

17.3. Execution policy

17.4. The PowerShell security debate

17.5. Summary