In this recipe, we will create a database master key.
In this recipe, we will create a database master key for the master database. You can substitute a different database for this exercise if you wish.
The T-SQL equivalent of what we are trying to accomplish is as follows:
USE master GO CREATE MASTER KEY ENCRYPTION BY PASSWORD = 'P@ssword'
Let's take a look at the steps required to complete the task:
Open PowerShell ISE as an administrator.
Import the
SQLPSmodule and create a new SMO Server object as follows:#import SQL Server module Import-Module SQLPS -DisableNameChecking #replace this with your instance name $instanceName = "localhost" $server = New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server -ArgumentList $instanceName
Add the following script and run it:
$VerbosePreference = "Continue" $masterdb = $server.Databases["master"] if($masterdb.MasterKey -eq $null) { $masterkey = New-Object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management...