Certificate.Create Method (String, CertificateSourceType, String, String)

Creates a certificate on the database with the specified certificate source type.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub Create ( _
    certificateSource As String, _
    sourceType As CertificateSourceType, _
    privateKeyPath As String, _
    privateKeyDecryptionPassword As String _
)
public void Create (
    string certificateSource,
    CertificateSourceType sourceType,
    string privateKeyPath,
    string privateKeyDecryptionPassword
)
public:
void Create (
    String^ certificateSource, 
    CertificateSourceType sourceType, 
    String^ privateKeyPath, 
    String^ privateKeyDecryptionPassword
)
public void Create (
    String certificateSource, 
    CertificateSourceType sourceType, 
    String privateKeyPath, 
    String privateKeyDecryptionPassword
)
public function Create (
    certificateSource : String, 
    sourceType : CertificateSourceType, 
    privateKeyPath : String, 
    privateKeyDecryptionPassword : String
)

Parameters

  • certificateSource
    A String value that specifies the source of the certificate.
  • privateKeyPath
    A String value that specifies the system path for the private key.
  • privateKeyDecryptionPassword
    A String value that specifies the password used for decryption of the private key.

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)