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SymmetricKey.Create Method (array<SymmetricKeyEncryption[], SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm, SecureString, 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 ( _
    keyEncryptions As SymmetricKeyEncryption(), _
    keyEncryptionAlgorithm As SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm, _
    passPhrase As SecureString, _
    identityPhrase As String _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As SymmetricKey
Dim keyEncryptions As SymmetricKeyEncryption()
Dim keyEncryptionAlgorithm As SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm
Dim passPhrase As SecureString
Dim identityPhrase As String

instance.Create(keyEncryptions, keyEncryptionAlgorithm, _
    passPhrase, identityPhrase)

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

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

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

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

Parameters

  • identityPhrase
    Type: System.String
    A String value that specifies the identity phrase used to tag data that is encrypted with the key. Either passPhrase or identityPhrase can be null, but at least one needs to be set.

Examples

Using Encryption