Encrypt/Decrypt app.config file

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Hi,

I want to Encrypt/Decrypt connection string in App config file.

Please help.
Thanks,
Sneha

Posted 4-Jun-13 21:33pm

sgjoshi85

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Sudhakar Shinde 5-Jun-13 3:37am

What is the problem? What is that you have tried so far?

sgjoshi85 5-Jun-13 3:46am

I have tried RSAProtectedConfigurationProvider and DPAPIProtectedConfigurationProvider. It works fine on my developer machine. But when I install it in client's machine, it doesnt work

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Refer: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms254494.aspx[^]

Posted 4-Jun-13 21:43pm

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_Amy 5-Jun-13 4:24am

+5!

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♥…ЯҠ…♥ · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-04T22:21:00

Hi Sneha,

I would suggest you to write your own encryption/decryption technique and make it as runnable application.Which can be used in other project also.
Sure it will help you in project as well as it would help you learn a bit.

Encrypt the connection string using your own method and put it in app.config
Read the encrypted connection string from app.config in application and decrypt it before using it.

This would impress you manager as well ;-)

Thanks,
RK