Detaching a database with an existing master key and moving it to another server can cause a problem, since the new server's Service Master Key will be different. ALTER MASTER KEY has options to drop encryption by the Service Master Key on the old server and then add it back on the new server. Otherwise, the master key will always have to be explicitly opened before use.
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