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ServiceMasterKey.Import Method

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Loads the service master key from the file located at the specified system path using the specified password.

Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in microsoft.sqlserver.smo.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub Import ( _
    path As String, _
    password As String _
)

public void Import (
    string path,
    string password
)

public:
void Import (
    String^ path, 
    String^ password
)

public void Import (
    String path, 
    String password
)

public function Import (
    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 supplied when the service master key was saved to file.

Remarks

Recovers a service master key, in case the service master key has been changed outside of SQL Server. The master key will be decrypted with the supplied credentials, and re-encrypted with the current service account credentials.

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)