Certificate.Create Method (String)

Creates a certificate based on a certificate encryption algorithm or based on a certificate source type.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub Create ( _
    encryptionPassword As String _
)
public void Create (
    string encryptionPassword
)
public:
void Create (
    String^ encryptionPassword
)
public void Create (
    String encryptionPassword
)
public function Create (
    encryptionPassword : String
)

Parameters

  • encryptionPassword
    A String value that specifies the encryption password.

Remarks

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

Example

How to: Add a Certificate 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

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

Other Resources

Encryption Hierarchy
CREATE CERTIFICATE (Transact-SQL)