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SymmetricKey.OpenWithSymmetricKey Method

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Opens the symmetric key with another symmetric key.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub OpenWithSymmetricKey ( _
    symmetricKeyName As String _
)

public void OpenWithSymmetricKey (
    string symmetricKeyName
)

public:
void OpenWithSymmetricKey (
    String^ symmetricKeyName
)

public void OpenWithSymmetricKey (
    String symmetricKeyName
)

public function OpenWithSymmetricKey (
    symmetricKeyName : String
)

Parameters

  • symmetricKeyName
    A String value that specifies the other symmetric 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

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)