Certificate Class

Article
12/03/2008

The Certificate object represents a SQL Server certificate.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class Certificate
    Inherits NamedSmoObject
    Implements ICreatable, IDroppable, IAlterable, IObjectPermission

public sealed class Certificate : NamedSmoObject, ICreatable, IDroppable, IAlterable, 
    IObjectPermission

public ref class Certificate sealed : public NamedSmoObject, ICreatable, IDroppable, IAlterable, 
    IObjectPermission

public final class Certificate extends NamedSmoObject implements ICreatable, IDroppable, 
    IAlterable, IObjectPermission

public final class Certificate extends NamedSmoObject implements ICreatable, IDroppable, 
    IAlterable, IObjectPermission

Remarks

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

To get Certificate object properties, users can be a member of the public fixed server role.

To set the Certificate object properties and run the Alter method, users must have ALTER permission on the certificate.

To create a Certificate object, users must have CREATE CERTIFICATE permission on the parent database.

To drop a Certificate object, users must have CONTROL permission on the certificate.

To grant, deny, or revoke permission to other users on the Certificate object, users must have CONTROL permission on the certificate.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
   Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.SmoObjectBase
     Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.SqlSmoObject
       Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.NamedSmoObject
        Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Certificate

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