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Encrypting & Decrypting web.config

Encrypting & Decrypting  web.config We can encrypt each section of the web.config using the encryption provided by aspnet_regiis.exe. <!-- Encrypt Connection String --> C:\WebPortal>aspnet_regiis.exe -pef connectionStrings c:\WebPortal-prov "RsaProtectedConfigurationProvider" Encrypting configuration section... Succeeded! Here the -pe switch specifies the configuration section "connectionStrings" to encrypt. C:\WebPortal>aspnet_regiis.exe -pdf connectionStrings c:\WebPortal Decrypting configuration section... Succeeded! Here the -pef switch specifies the configuration section to encrypt and allows you to supply the physical directory path for your configuration file. <!-- Encrypt AppSettings --> C:\WebPortal>aspnet_regiis.exe -pef appSettings c:\WebPortal-prov "RsaProtectedConfigurationProvider" Encrypting configuration section... Succeeded! Here the -prov switch specifies the provider name. C:\WebPor