BackupRestoreBase.SetPassword Method (SecureString)

Sets the password for a backup set.

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

Syntax

'Bildirim
Public Sub SetPassword ( _
    value As SecureString _
)
'Kullanım
Dim instance As BackupRestoreBase
Dim value As SecureString

instance.SetPassword(value)

public void SetPassword(
    SecureString value
)

public:
void SetPassword(
    SecureString^ value
)

member SetPassword : 
        value:SecureString -> unit 

public function SetPassword(
    value : SecureString
)

Parameters

• value
  Type: System.Security.SecureString
  A SecureString value that specifies the password for the backup set.

Remarks

Use passwords to protect the backup sets if the backup medium is used to back up several databases with different owners.

Examples

Backing Up and Restoring Databases and Transaction Logs

See Also

Reference

BackupRestoreBase Class

SetPassword Overload

Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace

Other Resources

Security Considerations for Backup and Restore (SQL Server)

RESTORE (Transact-SQL)

BACKUP (Transact-SQL)