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Symmetric Keys
Symmetric encryption is an encryption process that uses a single key to encrypt and decrypt data. This is considered to be a very fast encryption and decryption process.
Note: The object is available only for Microsoft SQL server 2005.
New symmetric keys are created within Create Symmetric Key Wizard. In order to run the wizard you should either
| • | select the Object | Create Database Object... main menu item; |
| • | select the Symmetric Key icon in the Create Database Object dialog |
or
| • | select the Symmetric Keys list or any object from that list in the explorer tree; |
| • | select the Create New Symmetric Key... item from the popup menu |
or
| • | open the database in Database Editor and the Symmetric Keys tab there; |
| • | press the Insert key or select the Create New Symmetric Key... item from the popup menu (alternatively, you may use the corresponding link of the Navigation Bar). |
To create a new symmetric key with the same properties as one of the existing symmetric keys has:
| • | select the Object | Duplicate Database Object... main menu item; |
| • | follow the instructions of Duplicate Object Wizard. |
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Symmetric keys can be edited within Symmetric Key Editor. In order to run the editor you should either
| • | select the symmetric key for editing in the explorer tree (type the first letters of the symmetric key name for quick search); |
| • | select the Edit Symmetric Key ... item from the popup menu |
or
| • | open the database in Database Editor and the Symmetric Keys tab there; |
| • | select the symmetric key to edit; |
| • | press the Enter key or select the Edit Symmetric Key item from the popup menu (alternatively, you may use the corresponding link of the Navigation Bar). |
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To drop a symmetric key:
| • | select the symmetric key to drop in the explorer tree; |
| • | select the Drop Symmetric Key item from the popup menu |
or
| • | open the database in Database Editor and the Symmetric Keys tab there; |
| • | select the symmetric key to drop; |
| • | press the Delete key or select the Drop Symmetric Key item from the popup menu (alternatively, you may use the corresponding link of the Navigation Bar) |
and confirm dropping in the dialog window.
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