SymmetricKey.Drop Method (Boolean)

Removes a symmetric key and the provider key associated with it from the instance of SQL Server.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub Drop ( _
    removeProviderKey As Boolean _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As SymmetricKey 
Dim removeProviderKey As Boolean

instance.Drop(removeProviderKey)

public void Drop(
    bool removeProviderKey
)

public:
void Drop(
    bool removeProviderKey
)

member Drop : 
        removeProviderKey:bool -> unit

public function Drop(
    removeProviderKey : boolean
)

Parameters

• removeProviderKey
  Type: System.Boolean
  Specifies whether to remove the provider key.

Examples

Using Encryption

See Also

Reference

SymmetricKey Class

Drop Overload

Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace

Other Resources

Encryption Hierarchy

DROP SYMMETRIC KEY (Transact-SQL)