SymmetricKey.Create Method (SymmetricKeyEncryption[], SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm, String, 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 String, _
    identityPhrase As String _
)

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

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

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

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

Parameters

• keyEncryptions

• keyEncryptionAlgorithm
  A SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm value that specifies the encryption method.

• passPhrase
  A String value that specifies the pass phrase from which the symmetric key can be derived.

• identityPhrase
  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.

Remarks

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

Example

How to: Use an SMO Method with a Parameter 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

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

Other Resources

Using Encryption
Encryption Hierarchy
CREATE SYMMETRIC KEY (Transact-SQL)
OPEN SYMMETRIC KEY (Transact-SQL)
Using Encryption
Encryption Hierarchy
CREATE SYMMETRIC KEY (Transact-SQL)