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title: "GetCurrentCertificate Method (ServerSettings Class) | Microsoft Docs"
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# GetCurrentCertificate Method (ServerSettings Class)
  Gets the current security certificate.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
object  
.GetCurrentCertificate(  
SHA  
)  
  
```  
  
## Parts  
 *object*  
 A `ServerSettings` object that represents the server settings on an instance of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)].  
  
#### Parameters  
  
|Parameter|Description|  
|---------------|-----------------|  
|*SHA*|A string object value (output parameter) that specifies the current security certificate after the method completes.|  
  
## Property Value/Return Value  
 A `uint32` value, which is 0 if the service was successfully modified, 1 if the request is not supported, and any other number to indicate an error.  
  
## Remarks  
  
## See Also  
 [Configuring Server Network Protocols and Net-Libraries](https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/ms177485\(v=sql.100\).aspx)