EKM provider enabled Server Configuration Option
The EKM provider enabled
option controls Extensible Key Management device support in SQL Server. By default this option is off.
To enable or disable the feature, issue one of the following sp_configure
commands:
/* Enable the external encryption provider option */
sp_configure 'EKM provider enabled', 1
/* Disable the external encryption provider option */
sp_configure 'EKM provider enabled', 0
Note
This option is not enabled in every edition of MicrosoftSQL Server. For a list of features that are supported by the editions of SQL Server, see Features Supported by the Editions of SQL Server 2014.
See Also
Extensible Key Management (EKM)
Server Configuration Options (SQL Server)
Monitor Resource Usage (System Monitor)
sp_configure (Transact-SQL)
RECONFIGURE (Transact-SQL)