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SymmetricKey.Create Method (array<SymmetricKeyEncryption[], SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm, SecureString)

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)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub Create ( _
    keyEncryptions As SymmetricKeyEncryption(), _
    keyEncryptionAlgorithm As SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm, _
    passPhrase As SecureString _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As SymmetricKey
Dim keyEncryptions As SymmetricKeyEncryption()
Dim keyEncryptionAlgorithm As SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm
Dim passPhrase As SecureString

instance.Create(keyEncryptions, keyEncryptionAlgorithm, _
    passPhrase)

public void Create(
    SymmetricKeyEncryption[] keyEncryptions,
    SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm keyEncryptionAlgorithm,
    SecureString passPhrase
)

public:
void Create(
    array<SymmetricKeyEncryption^>^ keyEncryptions, 
    SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm keyEncryptionAlgorithm, 
    SecureString^ passPhrase
)

member Create : 
        keyEncryptions:SymmetricKeyEncryption[] * 
        keyEncryptionAlgorithm:SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm * 
        passPhrase:SecureString -> unit 

public function Create(
    keyEncryptions : SymmetricKeyEncryption[], 
    keyEncryptionAlgorithm : SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm, 
    passPhrase : SecureString
)

Parameters

Examples

Using Encryption