BackupRestoreBase.SetPassword Method (SecureString)

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Sets the password for a backup set.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub SetPassword ( _
    value As SecureString _
)

public void SetPassword (
    SecureString value
)

public:
void SetPassword (
    SecureString^ value
)

public void SetPassword (
    SecureString value
)

public function SetPassword (
    value : SecureString
)

Parameters

  • value
    A SecureString value that specifies the password for the backup set.

Remarks

Use passwords to protect the backup sets if the backup medium is used to back up several databases with different owners.

This namespace, class, or member is supported only in version 2.0 of the Microsoft .NET Framework.

Example

How to: Back Up Databases and Transaction Logs in Visual Basic .NET

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

Target Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

See Also

Reference

BackupRestoreBase Class
BackupRestoreBase Members
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace

Other Resources

Security Considerations for Backup and Restore
RESTORE (Transact-SQL)
BACKUP (Transact-SQL)
Backing Up and Restoring Databases in SQL Server