Updated: 11/14/2007

Encrypting Connection Strings in web.config file

Tutorial explains how to protect web.config sensitive informations, like connection strings, usually stored as plain text. Microsoft has provided the capability to encrypt sensitive information in configuration files including connection strings in ASP.NET 2.0. With this new capability you can easily encrypt sections of configuration files which makes your application more secure.

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