DROP SYMMETRIC KEY (Transact-SQL)

Removes a symmetric key from the current database.

Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions

DROP SYMMETRIC KEY symmetric_key_name

• symmetric_key_name
  Is the name of the symmetric key to be dropped.

If the key is open in the current session the statement will fail.

Requires CONTROL permission on the symmetric key.

The following example removes a symmetric key named GailSammamishKey6 from the current database.

CLOSE SYMMETRIC KEY GailSammamishKey6;
DROP SYMMETRIC KEY GailSammamishKey6;
GO

CREATE SYMMETRIC KEY (Transact-SQL)
ALTER SYMMETRIC KEY (Transact-SQL)
CLOSE SYMMETRIC KEY (Transact-SQL)

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