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sys.openkeys (Transact-SQL)

New: 14 April 2006

This catalog view returns information about encryption keys that are open in the current session.

Column name Data type Description

database_id

int

ID of the database that contains the key.

database_name

sysname

Name of the database that contains the key.

key_id

int

ID of the key. The ID is unique within the database.

key_name

sysname

Name of the key. Unique within the database.

key_guid

varbinary

GUID of the key. Unique within the database.

opened_date

datetime

Date and time when the key was opened.

status

int

1 if the key is valid in metadata. 0 if the key is not found in metadata.

See Also

Reference

OPEN SYMMETRIC KEY (Transact-SQL)

Other Resources

Encryption Hierarchy

Help and Information

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