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Add missing -ProtectPrivateKey parameter to the Import-PfxCertificate cmdlet documentation.
Parameter functionality is synonymous with the import option "Protect private key using virtualized-based security(Non-exportable)" in the Certificate Import Wizard:
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Functionality of the option is explained by Crypt32 (Vadims Podans), creator of PSPKI:
https://security.stackexchange.com/a/186523/268642

Explanation for enum option vsm is hinted in the documentation for Virtualization-based Security (VBS).

Virtual Secure Mode (VSM) capabilities were introduced in Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016, that is why the update only ranges until there.

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Learn Build status updates of commit e06c290:

✅ Validation status: passed

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what does the '-ProtectPrivateKey' switch do?
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