cryptographic-functions-transact-sql.md

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Cryptographic Functions (Transact-SQL)

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The following functions support encryption, decryption, digital signing, and the validation of digital signatures.

Symmetric Encryption and Decryption

ENCRYPTBYKEY	DECRYPTBYKEY
ENCRYPTBYPASSPHRASE	DECRYPTBYPASSPHRASE
KEY_ID	KEY_GUID
DECRYPTBYKEYAUTOASYMKEY	KEY_NAME
SYMKEYPROPERTY

Asymmetric Encryption and Decryption

ENCRYPTBYASYMKEY	DECRYPTBYASYMKEY
ENCRYPTBYCert	DECRYPTBYCERT
ASYMKEYPROPERTY	ASYMKEY_ID

Signing and Signature Verification

SIGNBYASYMKEY	VERIFYSIGNEDBYASMKEY
SIGNBYCERT	VERIGYSIGNEDBYCERT
IS_OBJECTSIGNED

Symmetric Decryption with Automatic Key Handling

DecryptByKeyAutoCert

Encryption Hashing

HASHBYTES

Copying Certificates

CERTENCODED (Transact-SQL)
CERTPRIVATEKEY (Transact-SQL)

See Also

Functions
Encryption Hierarchy
Permissions Hierarchy (Database Engine)
CREATE CERTIFICATE (Transact-SQL)
CREATE SYMMETRIC KEY (Transact-SQL)
CREATE ASYMMETRIC KEY (Transact-SQL)
Security Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)