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IS_OBJECTSIGNED (Transact-SQL)

Indicates whether an object is signed by a specified certificate or asymmetric key.

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Syntax

IS_OBJECTSIGNED ( 
'OBJECT', @object_id, @class, @thumbprint
  )

Arguments

  • 'OBJECT'
    The type of securable class.

  • @object\_id
    The object_id of the object being tested. @object\_id is type int.

  • @class
    The class of the object:

    • 'certificate'

    • 'asymmetric key'

    @class is sysname.

  • @thumbprint
    The SHA thumbprint of the object. @thumbprint is type varbinary(32).

Returned Types

int

Remarks

IS_OBJECTSIGNED returns the following values.

Return value

Description

0

The object is not signed.

1

The object is signed.

NULL

The object is not valid.

Permissions

Requires VIEW DEFINITION on the certificate or asymmetric key.

Examples

A. Displaying extended properties on a database

The following example tests if the spt_fallback_db table in the master database is signed by the schema signing certificate.

USE master
-- Declare a variable to hold a thumbprint and an object name
DECLARE @thumbprint varbinary(20), @objectname sysname;

-- Populate the thumbprint variable with the thumbprint of 
-- the master database schema signing certificate
SELECT @thumbprint = thumbprint 
FROM sys.certificates 
WHERE name LIKE '%SchemaSigningCertificate%';

-- Populate the object name variable with a table name in master
SELECT @objectname = 'spt_fallback_db';

-- Query to see if the table is signed by the thumbprint
SELECT @objectname AS [object name],
IS_OBJECTSIGNED(
'OBJECT', OBJECT_ID(@objectname), 'certificate', @thumbprint
) AS [Is the object signed?] ;