drop-signature-transact-sql.md

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DROP SIGNATURE (Transact-SQL)

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Drops a digital signature from a stored procedure, function, trigger, or assembly.

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Syntax

DROP [ COUNTER ] SIGNATURE FROM module_name   
    BY <crypto_list> [ ,...n ]  
  
<crypto_list> ::=  
    CERTIFICATE cert_name  
    | ASYMMETRIC KEY Asym_key_name  

Arguments

module_name
Is the name of a stored procedure, function, assembly, or trigger.

CERTIFICATE cert_name
Is the name of a certificate with which the stored procedure, function, assembly, or trigger is signed.

ASYMMETRIC KEY Asym_key_name
Is the name of an asymmetric key with which the stored procedure, function, assembly, or trigger is signed.

Remarks

Information about signatures is visible in the sys.crypt_properties catalog view.

Permissions

Requires ALTER permission on the object and CONTROL permission on the certificate or asymmetric key. If an associated private key is protected by a password, the user also must have the password.

Examples

The following example removes the signature of certificate HumanResourcesDP from the stored procedure HumanResources.uspUpdateEmployeeLogin.

USE AdventureWorks2022;  
DROP SIGNATURE FROM HumanResources.uspUpdateEmployeeLogin   
    BY CERTIFICATE HumanResourcesDP;  
GO  

See Also

sys.crypt_properties (Transact-SQL)
ADD SIGNATURE (Transact-SQL)