SecurityCertificate Class
The SecurityCertificate Class represents a security certificate. A certificate is a digitally signed statement that binds the value of a public key to the instance of Microsoft SQL Server, which holds the corresponding private key. The certificate is issued from a certification authority.
With the SecurityCertificate Class, you can perform the following tasks:
- View the properties of the security certificate.
- Set the security certificate with the specified SHA thumbprint for the specified instance of SQL Server.
- Verify the SHA thumbprint for the specified instance of SQL Server.