| title | SecurityCertificate Class | Microsoft Docs | |
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| ms.date | 06/13/2017 | |
| ms.prod | sql-server-2014 | |
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| ms.topic | reference | |
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| author | CarlRabeler | |
| ms.author | carlrab | |
| manager | craigg |
The [SecurityCertificate Class]securitycertificate-class.md) represents a security certificate. A certificate is a digitally signed statement that binds the value of a public key to the instance of [!INCLUDEmsCoName] [!INCLUDEssNoVersion], which holds the corresponding private key. The certificate is issued from a certification authority.
With the [SecurityCertificate Class]securitycertificate-class.md), you can perform the following tasks:
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View the properties of the security certificate.
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Set the security certificate with the specified SHA thumbprint for the specified instance of [!INCLUDEssNoVersion].
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Verify the SHA thumbprint for the specified instance of [!INCLUDEssNoVersion].