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any good articles out there on using encryption in web.config? i'd like not
to store sql server names and passwords, or conn strings for that matter in
plain text. sorry - nt authentication isn't applicable in this app.

Hi Edward,

This sounds like what you're looking for:

How to use the ASP.NET utility to encrypt credentials and session state
connection strings

"This step-by-step article describes how to use the Aspnet_setreg.exe
utility to encrypt credentials and session state connection strings."

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;329290

"Edward W." <> wrote in message
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> any good articles out there on using encryption in web.config? i'd like
> not to store sql server names and passwords, or conn strings for that
> matter in plain text. sorry - nt authentication isn't applicable in this
> app.
>
>
>

If you are talking about encrypting the connection string,there is a proper
way in doing this please do try this method.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...SecNetHT08.asp

Which is discussed in the TEchEd 2004, and Microsoft Innovation Day
conference.

also try this:
http://builder.com.com/5100-6373_14-...ml#Listing%20A


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"Edward W." wrote:

> any good articles out there on using encryption in web.config? i'd like not
> to store sql server names and passwords, or conn strings for that matter in
> plain text. sorry - nt authentication isn't applicable in this app.
>
>
>
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