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  • July 26, 2013 at 9:36 am

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    Hugo Kornelis (7/26/2013)

    I got it right, because I know that you have to create a certificate in master to protect the master key - but the question is a bit misleading.

    The question says: "You have created a master key already in the master database and in the CRM database".

    First, you do not create a master key in the CRM database. The master key is in the master database only. The key in the CRM database is called a "database encryption key" (DEK).

    Second, I don't even think it's possible to create the DEK in the CRM database without FIRST creating the certificate. Since you need this certificate when you create the DEK.

    The master key in the CRM database was designed to be misleading to see if you understand. You can create a master key in any database. However for TDE, only the one in the "master" database matters.

    The DEK is in the TDE enabled database, and is protected by a cert in master, which you must create first.