Quick Create Simulated Device Symm Key

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    $ cmake -Dhsm_type_symm_key:BOOL=ON -Duse_prov_client:BOOL=ON  ..
    -- Building for: Visual Studio 16 2019
    -- Selecting Windows SDK version 10.0.19041.0 to target Windows 10.0.19042.
    -- The C compiler identification is MSVC 19.29.30040.0
    -- The CXX compiler identification is MSVC 19.29.30040.0

    ...

    -- Configuring done
    -- Generating done
    -- Build files have been written to: E:/IoT Testing/azure-iot-sdk-c/cmake

    \azure-iot-sdk-c\cmake\azure_iot_sdks.sln

    cd '.\azure-iot-sdk-csharp\provisioning\device\samples\how to guides\SymmetricKeySample\'

    D:\azure-iot-sdk-csharp\provisioning\device\samples\how to guides\SymmetricKeySample>dotnet run --i 0ne00000A0A --r symm-key-csharp-device-01 --p sbDDeEzRuEuGKag+kQKV+T1QGakRtHpsERLP0yPjwR93TrpEgEh/Y07CXstfha6dhIPWvdD1nRxK5T0KGKA+nQ==

    Initializing the device provisioning client...
    Initialized for registration Id symm-key-csharp-device-01.
    Registering with the device provisioning service...
    Registration status: Assigned.
    Device csharp-device-01 registered to ExampleIoTHub.azure-devices.net.
    Creating symmetric key authentication for IoT Hub...
    Testing the provisioned device with IoT Hub...
    Sending a telemetry message...
    Finished.
    Enter any key to exit.

    set PROVISIONING_HOST=<provisioning-global-endpoint>

    set PROVISIONING_IDSCOPE=<id-scope>

    set PROVISIONING_REGISTRATION_ID=<registration-id>

    set PROVISIONING_SYMMETRIC_KEY=<primarykey>

    D:\azure-iot-samples-csharp\provisioning\device\samples>node register_symkey.js
    registration succeeded
    assigned hub=ExampleIoTHub.azure-devices.net
    deviceId=nodejs-device-01
    payload=undefined
    Client connected
    send status: MessageEnqueued

   cd azure-iot-sdk-python\samples\async-hub-scenarios

    set PROVISIONING_HOST=<provisioning-global-endpoint>

    set PROVISIONING_REGISTRATION_ID=<registration-id>

    set PROVISIONING_SYMMETRIC_KEY=<primarykey>

    D:\azure-iot-sdk-python\samples\async-hub-scenarios>python provision_symmetric_key.py
    RegistrationStage(RequestAndResponseOperation): Op will transition into polling after interval 2.  Setting timer.
    The complete registration result is
    python-device-008
    docs-test-iot-hub.azure-devices.net
    initialAssignment
    null
    Will send telemetry from the provisioned device
    sending message #8
    sending message #9
    sending message #3
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    sending message #4
    sending message #2
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    done sending message #8
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    cd azure-iot-sdk-java\provisioning\provisioning-device-client-samples\provisioning-symmetrickey-individual-sample

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