SymmetricKey.Create Method

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2008-12-03

Creates a symmetric key on the database with the specified encryption type and method.

Remarks

This namespace, class, or member is supported only in version 2.0 of the Microsoft .NET Framework.

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Overload List

Name	Description
SymmetricKey.Create (SymmetricKeyEncryption, SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm)	Creates a symmetric key on the database with the specified encryption type and method.
SymmetricKey.Create (SymmetricKeyEncryption[], SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm)	Creates a symmetric key on the database with the specified encryption type and method.
SymmetricKey.Create (SymmetricKeyEncryption, SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm, SecureString)
SymmetricKey.Create (SymmetricKeyEncryption, SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm, String)	Creates a symmetric key on the database with the specified encryption type and method.
SymmetricKey.Create (SymmetricKeyEncryption[], SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm, SecureString)
SymmetricKey.Create (SymmetricKeyEncryption[], SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm, String)	Creates a symmetric key on the database with the specified encryption type and method.
SymmetricKey.Create (SymmetricKeyEncryption, SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm, SecureString, String)	Creates a symmetric key on the database with the specified encryption type and method.
SymmetricKey.Create (SymmetricKeyEncryption, SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm, String, String)	Creates a symmetric key on the database with the specified encryption type and method.
SymmetricKey.Create (SymmetricKeyEncryption[], SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm, SecureString, String)	Creates a symmetric key on the database with the specified encryption type and method.
SymmetricKey.Create (SymmetricKeyEncryption[], SymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithm, String, String)	Creates a symmetric key on the database with the specified encryption type and method.

See Also

Reference

SymmetricKey Class
SymmetricKey Members
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace

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