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SQL Server TDE Stuck at Encryption_State 2 and 0% on a Tiny DB

I'm having a heck of a time with this issue and can't figure out what is wrong. I'm not sure how long this tiny DB has been in 'encryption_state = 2' from query: SELECT * FROM ...
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Can I recover a TDE certificate by restoring the MASTER database?

(We are, fortunately, not currently in this situation, just planning ahead to see what our options would be if it ever occurred.) For a database encrypted with Transparent Date Encryption (TDE), a ...
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When do I need to backup the Service Master Key?

I'm reading some documentation and whitepaper about Transparent Data Encryption. Some documentation mention to backup the Service Master Key as well (For clarification I'm not talking about the ...