CREATE CREDENTIAL SYNTAX:
Syntax for creating credentials:
[sql]
CREATE CREDENTIAL credentialname WITH IDENTITY = ‘identity_name’
, SECRET = ‘secret’
FOR CRYPTOGRAPHIC PROVIDER cryptographic_provider_name
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credentialname – Name of the credential, this is used for refereceing the credential
IDENTITY – This is basically the username
SECRET – Password of the identity/username.
CRYPTOGRAPHIC PROVIDER – Name of Enterprise Key Management Provider.
SECRET and cryptographic_provider_name are optional in the above syntax.
Example:
[sql]
USE [master]
GO
CREATE CREDENTIAL [credential1] WITH IDENTITY = N’username’, SECRET = N’password’
GO
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CRYPTOGRAPHIC PROVIDER can be created and used with credentials.
Syntax for creating CRYPTOGRAPHIC PROVIDER:
[sql]
CREATE CRYPTOGRAPHIC PROVIDER provider_name
FROM FILE = ‘path of the dll’
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The dll provided above should implement SQL Server Extensible Key Management interface.
CREATING CREDENTIAL USING SQL SERVER MANAGEMENT STUDIO:
- Open SSMS and connect to the server in object explorer.
- Expand server and Security
- In Security Expand
Expand Security - Right Click on “Credentials” and click on “New Credential…”
Click On New Credential - Now a New Credential Window will pop up
New Credential Window - Now Enter values for Credential Name, Identity, Password.
Password and Confirm password must match. - Now click on OK.
Thats all.. Now you are done creating a sql server credential.. 🙂