SymmetricKey.Create Method (SymmetricKeyEncryption, SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm)

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 ( _
    keyEncryption As SymmetricKeyEncryption, _
    keyEncryptionAlgorithm As SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As SymmetricKey 
Dim keyEncryption As SymmetricKeyEncryption 
Dim keyEncryptionAlgorithm As SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm

instance.Create(keyEncryption, keyEncryptionAlgorithm)

public void Create(
    SymmetricKeyEncryption keyEncryption,
    SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm keyEncryptionAlgorithm
)

public:
void Create(
    SymmetricKeyEncryption^ keyEncryption, 
    SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm keyEncryptionAlgorithm
)

member Create : 
        keyEncryption:SymmetricKeyEncryption * 
        keyEncryptionAlgorithm:SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm -> unit

public function Create(
    keyEncryption : SymmetricKeyEncryption, 
    keyEncryptionAlgorithm : SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm
)

Parameters

• keyEncryption
  Type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.SymmetricKeyEncryption
  A SymmetricKeyEncryption object value that specifies the encryption type.

• keyEncryptionAlgorithm
  Type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm
  A SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm value that specifies the encryption method.

Examples

Using Encryption

See Also

Reference

SymmetricKey Class

Create Overload

Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace

Other Resources

Encryption Hierarchy

CREATE SYMMETRIC KEY (Transact-SQL)

OPEN SYMMETRIC KEY (Transact-SQL)