Unable to register SecretStore without supplying a password about secretstore

[PaulHigin]

This is kind of a chicken and egg thing. SecretStore needs a configuration when loaded and it will default to the interactive password required configuration by default.

You can avoid this by running Set-SecretStoreConfiguration first thing after installing the module (before you register SecretStore as an extension vault).

Alternatively, you can also use the Reset-SecretStore to force set the configuration. This causes any secret data to be deleted, but since you haven't yet added any secret data, it should be Ok to use.

PS C:\> Register-SecretVault -ModuleName Microsoft.PowerShell.SecretStore -Name SecretStore -DefaultVault

PS C:\> Reset-SecretStore -Authentication None -Interaction None -Force
WARNING: !!This operation completely removes all SecretStore module secrets and resets configuration settings to new values!!

PS C:\> Set-Secret -Name Testing -Secret 'Testing123'

PS C:\> Get-SecretInfo

Name    Type   VaultName
----    ----   ---------
Testing String SecretStore

PS C:\> Get-Secret -Name Testing -AsPlainText
Testing123

[chadbaldwin]

@PaulHigin, thanks! that appears to work for me.

I would think that when the vault is initially configured it would splat the parameters from -VaultParameters and use those as the new defaults. It seems odd that in your example, the "Authentication" and "Interaction" parameters are specified twice.

[PaulHigin]

Whoops, I just copied/pasted. There is no need to pass Authentication/Interaction as vault parameters, as SecretStore does not currently handle them.

[chadbaldwin]

@PaulHigin Ah! Okay, that completely clears that up then. Thanks! I guess since this isn't a bug, and it's intentional (though I'd admit a bit of an odd workflow) I'll close with comment. Thanks!