New-SqlCngColumnMasterKeySettings

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Module:
SQLServer

Creates a SqlColumnMasterKeySettings object describing an asymmetric key stored in a key store supporting the CNG API.

Syntax

New-SqlCngColumnMasterKeySettings
   [-CngProviderName] <String>
   [-KeyName] <String>
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The New-SqlCngColumnMasterKeySettings cmdlet creates a SqlColumnMasterKeySettings object. The SqlColumnMasterKeySettings object references a key, stored in a key store supporting the Cryptography Next Generation (CNG) API. The SqlColumnMasterKeySettings object has two properties: KeyStoreProviderName and KeyPath. This cmdlet sets the KeyStoreProviderName property to contain the name of the column master key store provider for CNG, then generates and sets the value of the KeyPath property to reference the specified key.

Examples

Example 1: Create a SqlColumnMasterKeySettings object

PS C:\> $CMKSettings = New-SqlCngColumnMasterKeySettings -CngProviderName "Microsoft Software Key Storage Provider" -KeyName "AlwaysEncryptedKey"

This command creates a SqlColumnMasterKeySettings object referencing a key in a key store encapsulated by a CNG provider named Microsoft Software Key Storage Provider. The command then stores the result of the operation in the variable named $CMKSettings.

Parameters

-CngProviderName

Specifies the name of the CNG provider for the key store.

Type:String
Position:0
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-KeyName

Specifies the name of the key in the key store.

Type:String
Position:1
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

Outputs

SqlColumnMasterKeySettings