ekm-provider-enabled-server-configuration-option.md

title	EKM provider enabled Server Configuration Option | Microsoft Docs
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EKM provider enabled Server Configuration Option

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The EKM provider enabled option controls Extensible Key Management device support in [!INCLUDEssNoVersion]. By default this option is off.

To enable or disable the feature, issue one of the following sp_configure commands:

/* Enable the external encryption provider option */  
sp_configure 'EKM provider enabled', 1  
/* Disable the external encryption provider option */  
sp_configure 'EKM provider enabled', 0  

Note

This option is not enabled in every edition of [!INCLUDEmsCoName][!INCLUDEssNoVersion]. For a list of features that are supported by the editions of [!INCLUDEssNoVersion], see Features Supported by the Editions of SQL Server 2016.

See Also

Extensible Key Management (EKM)
Server Configuration Options (SQL Server)
Monitor Resource Usage (System Monitor)
sp_configure (Transact-SQL)
RECONFIGURE (Transact-SQL)