SymmetricKey.Create Method

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

This member is overloaded. For complete information about this member, including syntax, usage, and examples, click a name in the overload list.

Overload List

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

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Examples

Using Encryption

See Also

Reference

SymmetricKey Class

Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace

Other Resources

Encryption Hierarchy

CREATE SYMMETRIC KEY (Transact-SQL)