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Database.MasterKey Property

Gets the master key that is used to encrypt the private keys of certificates.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<SfcObjectAttribute(SfcObjectRelationship.Object, SfcObjectCardinality.ZeroToOne)> _
Public ReadOnly Property MasterKey As MasterKey
    Get
'Usage
Dim instance As Database
Dim value As MasterKey

value = instance.MasterKey

[SfcObjectAttribute(SfcObjectRelationship.Object, SfcObjectCardinality.ZeroToOne)]
public MasterKey MasterKey { get; }

[SfcObjectAttribute(SfcObjectRelationship::Object, SfcObjectCardinality::ZeroToOne)]
public:
property MasterKey^ MasterKey {
    MasterKey^ get ();
}

[<SfcObjectAttribute(SfcObjectRelationship.Object, SfcObjectCardinality.ZeroToOne)>]
member MasterKey : MasterKey

function get MasterKey () : MasterKey

Property Value

Type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.MasterKey
A MasterKey object value that specifies the master key that is used to encrypt the private keys of certificates.
The database master key can be encrypted by the service master key.