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SymmetricKey Class

SymmetricKey Methods

Create Method

Create Method (SymmetricKeyEncryption, SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm)

Create Method (SymmetricKeyEncryption[], SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm)

Create Method (SymmetricKeyEncryption, SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm, SecureString)

Create Method (SymmetricKeyEncryption, SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm, String)

Create Method (SymmetricKeyEncryption[], SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm, SecureString)

Create Method (SymmetricKeyEncryption[], SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm, String)

Create Method (SymmetricKeyEncryption, SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm, SecureString, String)

Create Method (SymmetricKeyEncryption, SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm, String, String)

Create Method (SymmetricKeyEncryption, String, String, CreateDispositionType)

Create Method (SymmetricKeyEncryption[], SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm, SecureString, String)

Create Method (SymmetricKeyEncryption[], SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm, String, String)

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SymmetricKey.Create Method (SymmetricKeyEncryption, SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm)

SQL Server 2012

Creates a symmetric key on the database with the specified encryption type and method.

Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo.dll)

public void Create(
	SymmetricKeyEncryption keyEncryption,
	SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm keyEncryptionAlgorithm
)

Parameters

keyEncryption: Type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.SymmetricKeyEncryption
A SymmetricKeyEncryption object value that specifies the encryption type.

keyEncryptionAlgorithm: Type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm
A SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm value that specifies the encryption method.

Using Encryption

Reference

SymmetricKey Class

Create Overload

Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace

Other Resources

Encryption Hierarchy

CREATE SYMMETRIC KEY (Transact-SQL)

OPEN SYMMETRIC KEY (Transact-SQL)

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