ServiceMasterKey.Export Method
Saves the service master key to the specified system path location with the specified password.
Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in microsoft.sqlserver.smo.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Sub Export ( _
path As String, _
password As String _
)
public void Export (
string path,
string password
)
public:
void Export (
String^ path,
String^ password
)
public void Export (
String path,
String password
)
public function Export (
path : String,
password : String
)
Parameters
- path
A String value that specifies the system path location of the file to which to save the service master key.
- password
A String value that specifies the password with which to encrypt and decrypt the service master key.
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
ServiceMasterKey Class
ServiceMasterKey Members
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace
Other Resources
Using Encryption
Encryption Hierarchy
ALTER SERVICE MASTER KEY (Transact-SQL)