SymmetricKey.Create Method (SymmetricKeyEncryption, String, String, CreateDispositionType)

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

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub Create ( _
    keyEncryption As SymmetricKeyEncryption, _
    providerAlgorithm As String, _
    providerKeyName As String, _
    createDispositionType As CreateDispositionType _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As SymmetricKey 
Dim keyEncryption As SymmetricKeyEncryption 
Dim providerAlgorithm As String 
Dim providerKeyName As String 
Dim createDispositionType As CreateDispositionType

instance.Create(keyEncryption, providerAlgorithm, _
    providerKeyName, createDispositionType)

public void Create(
    SymmetricKeyEncryption keyEncryption,
    string providerAlgorithm,
    string providerKeyName,
    CreateDispositionType createDispositionType
)

public:
void Create(
    SymmetricKeyEncryption^ keyEncryption, 
    String^ providerAlgorithm, 
    String^ providerKeyName, 
    CreateDispositionType createDispositionType
)

member Create : 
        keyEncryption:SymmetricKeyEncryption * 
        providerAlgorithm:string * 
        providerKeyName:string * 
        createDispositionType:CreateDispositionType -> unit

public function Create(
    keyEncryption : SymmetricKeyEncryption, 
    providerAlgorithm : String, 
    providerKeyName : String, 
    createDispositionType : CreateDispositionType
)

Parameters

• keyEncryption
  Type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.SymmetricKeyEncryption
  A SymmetricKeyEncryption object value that specifies the encryption type.

• providerAlgorithm
  Type: System.String
  A String value that identifies the name of the Provider Algorithm.

• providerKeyName
  Type: System.String
  A String value that identifies the name of the key as designated by the provider

• createDispositionType
  Type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.CreateDispositionType
  The CreateDispositionType object specifies an existing or a new Extensible Key Management key.

See Also

Reference

SymmetricKey Class

Create Overload

Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace