SymmetricKey.OpenWithCertificate Method (String, String)

Opens the symmetric key with a certificate.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub OpenWithCertificate ( _
    certificateName As String, _
    privateKeyPassword As String _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As SymmetricKey 
Dim certificateName As String 
Dim privateKeyPassword As String

instance.OpenWithCertificate(certificateName, _
    privateKeyPassword)

public void OpenWithCertificate(
    string certificateName,
    string privateKeyPassword
)

public:
void OpenWithCertificate(
    String^ certificateName, 
    String^ privateKeyPassword
)

member OpenWithCertificate : 
        certificateName:string * 
        privateKeyPassword:string -> unit

public function OpenWithCertificate(
    certificateName : String, 
    privateKeyPassword : String
)

Parameters

• certificateName
  Type: System.String
  A String value that specifies the certificate.

• privateKeyPassword
  Type: System.String
  A String value that specifies the password that was used to encrypt the private key of the certificate.

Examples

Using Encryption

See Also

Reference

SymmetricKey Class

OpenWithCertificate Overload

Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace

Other Resources

Encryption Hierarchy

CREATE SYMMETRIC KEY (Transact-SQL)

OPEN SYMMETRIC KEY (Transact-SQL)