sys-dm-cryptographic-provider-sessions-transact-sql.md

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sys.dm_cryptographic_provider_sessions (Transact-SQL)	sys.dm_cryptographic_provider_sessions (Transact-SQL)	rwestMSFT	randolphwest	06/10/2016	sql	system-objects	reference	sys.dm_cryptographic_provider_sessions dm_cryptographic_provider_sessions_TSQL sys.dm_cryptographic_provider_sessions_TSQL dm_cryptographic_provider_sessions	sys.dm_cryptographic_provider_sessions dynamic management function	TSQL

sys.dm_cryptographic_provider_sessions (Transact-SQL)

[!INCLUDE SQL Server]

Returns information about open sessions for a cryptographic provider.

Syntax

  
sys.dm_cryptographic_provider_sessions(session_identifier)  

Arguments

session_identifier
An integer indicating the sessions to be returned.

0 = Current connection only

1 = All cryptographic connections

Table Returned

Column name	Data type	Description
provider_id	int	Identification number of the cryptographic provider.
session_handle	varbytes(8)	Cryptographic session handle.
identity	nvarchar(128)	Identity used to authenticate with the cryptographic provider.
spid	short	Session ID SPID of the connection. For more information, see @@SPID (Transact-SQL).

Permissions

Members of the public server role can use sys.dm_cryptographic_provider_sessions to return information about the current connection. To view all cryptographic connections, the CONTROL server permission is required.

See Also

Security Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)
Extensible Key Management (EKM)
CREATE CRYPTOGRAPHIC PROVIDER (Transact-SQL)
Encryption Hierarchy