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SymmetricKey.Create Method (SymmetricKeyEncryption, SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm, String)

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 ( _
    keyEncryption As SymmetricKeyEncryption, _
    keyEncryptionAlgorithm As SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm, _
    passPhrase As String _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As SymmetricKey
Dim keyEncryption As SymmetricKeyEncryption
Dim keyEncryptionAlgorithm As SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm
Dim passPhrase As String

instance.Create(keyEncryption, keyEncryptionAlgorithm, _
    passPhrase)

public void Create(
    SymmetricKeyEncryption keyEncryption,
    SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm keyEncryptionAlgorithm,
    string passPhrase
)

public:
void Create(
    SymmetricKeyEncryption^ keyEncryption, 
    SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm keyEncryptionAlgorithm, 
    String^ passPhrase
)

member Create : 
        keyEncryption:SymmetricKeyEncryption * 
        keyEncryptionAlgorithm:SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm * 
        passPhrase:string -> unit 

public function Create(
    keyEncryption : SymmetricKeyEncryption, 
    keyEncryptionAlgorithm : SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm, 
    passPhrase : String
)

Parameters

  • passPhrase
    Type: System.String
    A String value that specifies the pass phrase from which the symmetric key can be derived.

Examples

Using Encryption