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Certificate.ChangePrivateKeyPassword Method

Modifies the private key password that is used to secure the private key for the certificate.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub ChangePrivateKeyPassword ( _
    oldPassword As String, _
    newPassword As String _
)
public void ChangePrivateKeyPassword (
    string oldPassword,
    string newPassword
)
public:
void ChangePrivateKeyPassword (
    String^ oldPassword, 
    String^ newPassword
)
public void ChangePrivateKeyPassword (
    String oldPassword, 
    String newPassword
)
public function ChangePrivateKeyPassword (
    oldPassword : String, 
    newPassword : String
)

Parameters

  • oldPassword
    A String value that specifies the old private key password.
  • newPassword
    A String value that specifies the new private key password.

Remarks

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

Example

How to: Add a Certificate in Visual Basic .NET

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

Target Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

See Also

Reference

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

Other Resources

Encryption Hierarchy
CREATE CERTIFICATE (Transact-SQL)