USE master GO CREATE MASTER KEY ENCRYPTION BY PASSWORD = 'SecretP@ssw0rd' GO BACKUP MASTER KEY TO FILE = 'C:\temp\MasterKey.pkf' ENCRYPTION BY PASSWORD = 'SecretP@ssw0rd' CREATE CERTIFICATE TDECertificate WITH SUBJECT = 'TDE Certificate' GO BACKUP CERTIFICATE TDECertificate TO FILE = 'C:\temp\TDECertificate.cer' WITH PRIVATE KEY ( FILE = 'C:\temp\TDECertificate.pvk' , ENCRYPTION BY PASSWORD = 'SecretP@ssw0rd' ) GO CREATE DATABASE TDEDatabase GO USE TDEDatabase GO CREATE DATABASE ENCRYPTION KEY WITH ALGORITHM = AES_128 ENCRYPTION BY SERVER CERTIFICATE TDECertificate GO ALTER DATABASE TDEDatabase SET ENCRYPTION ON GO -- We have Encription ON -- Verify Encription WAITFOR DELAY '00:00:30' SELECT * FROM sys.dm_database_encryption_keys GO BACKUP DATABASE [TDEDatabase] TO DISK = N'c:\temp\TDEDatabase.bak' WITH INIT, STATS = 10 GO ALTER DATABASE TDEDatabase SET ENCRYPTION OFF GO DROP CERTIFICATE TDECertificate GO BACKUP DATABASE [TDEDatabase] TO DISK = N'c:\temp\TDE-OFFDatabase.bak' WITH INIT, STATS = 10 GO DROP DATABASE [TDEDatabase] GO RESTORE DATABASE [TDEDatabase] FROM DISK = N'c:\temp\TDE-OFFDatabase.bak' GO /* Processed 176 pages for database 'TDEDatabase', file 'TDEDatabase' on file 1. Processed 1 pages for database 'TDEDatabase', file 'TDEDatabase_log' on file 1. Msg 3283, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 The file "TDEDatabase_log" failed to initialize correctly. Examine the error logs for more details. Msg 3013, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 RESTORE DATABASE is terminating abnormally. */