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Perform the following tasks to configure EKM:
  1. Enable the EKM provider option.
  2. Register the FXCL EKM provider.

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Enable the provider option

To use the FXCL EKM provider, perform the following instructions to enable the EKM provider option on the SQL Server:
1
Open the SQL Server Management Studio application.
2
Connect to the SQL Server.
3
Open a Query window and execute the following commands:
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Register the provider

To register the FXCL EKM provider open a new Query window in SQL Server Management Studio and execute the following commands:
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If you encounter the error, Cannot initialize cryptographic provider. Provider error code: 1. (Failure - Consult EKM provider for details), perform the following steps:
  1. Switch the Server Authentication type to Windows Authentication.
  2. Right-click the DB server, select Properties, and go to the Security tab.
  3. Change the Server Authentication type from SQL & Windows Authentication to Windows Authentication.