Close a symmetric key, or close all the symmetric keys open in the current session.
Syntax:
CLOSE {SYMMETRIC KEY key | ALL SYMMETRIC KEYS}
Open symmetric keys are bound to the session not to the security context.
Examples
CLOSE SYMMETRIC KEY SymKeySS64;
GO
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Related Commands:
CREATE SYMMETRIC KEY
OPEN SYMMETRIC KEY
ALTER SYMMETRIC KEY
DROP SYMMETRIC KEY
sys.symmetric_keys