How can I Duplicate a MSSQL Symmetric Key?
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We have a server with a database that has a symmetric key (Database -> Security -> Symmetric Key). We have a backup duplicate databases that we are using as a test databases, but we don't have this key in there.
How can I duplicate this symmetric key (or make a new one exactly like the old) and put it in the existing databases? It has to have the same value and key-name as the other one.
This is on MS SQL Server (edit) 2008 .

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