C# - Encrypting ConnectionStrings In A Web.config File?
Feb 4, 2011
Any section in my web.config file that I want to encrypt I run this command line util:
aspnet_regiis -pe "anySection" -app "/SampleApplication"
It all works just fine until I try encrypt my connectionStrings sections
I define (and I cannot change this) my connectionStrings section like this:
[code]....
Is there a way of doing this using the aspnet_regiis util? Doing it with code is not an option for me.
Also is there a way to run this untility without specifing the application (-app "/SampleApplication") instead giving the path to the web.config file?
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Mar 15, 2011
I fully followed the steps in this page [URL]
look at the step 5 at "Using the Example Provider in an ASP.NET Application" element , I entered the command "
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" at the windows command line, it asked me "The protection provider 'TripleDESProvider' was not found"
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Feb 23, 2011
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share your thoughts if there is any way to encrypt app.config section with out changing code? I know that we can use aspnet_regiis.exe to encrypt the web.config file.
I came across some blogs to rename app.config to web.config and run aspnet_regiis -pef command. I am able to create an encrypted version of app.config file but application failed to read the keys from encrypted app.config. so this approach didnt work for me.
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Feb 7, 2011
I am encrypying my .NET config file using this command and it works just fine:
aspnet_regiis -pe "connectionStrings" -app "/SampleApplication"
For this to work though I have to have a virtual directory called SampleApplication pointing to the folder my web.config file is under.
Is there a way to just specify the path to the file and not have to have a virtual dir?
I tried with
aspnet_regiis -pe "connectionStrings" -location "c:FoldercontainingWebConfigFile"
but i get the error: " path attribute must be a relative virtual path". And cannot contain any of ":" "" etc...
I am looking here:
[URL]
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<connectionStrings>
<remove
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When I run the website, I received the following error
Configuration Error
Description:An error occurred during the processing of a configuration file required to service this request. Please review the specific error details below and modify your configuration file appropriately.
Parser Error Message: It is an error to use a section registered as allowDefinition='MachineToApplication' beyond application level. This error can be caused by a virtual directory not being configured as an application in IIS.
Source Error:
[Code]....
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My web application project is in a folder on my local machine:
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[Code]....
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[Code]....
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[code]...
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[Code]....
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Administration utility (2.0.50727) to install and uninstall ASP.NET on the local machine. Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Note: This utility has limited capabilities on the Windows Vista operating system. It is recommended that you use the "Turn on or off Windows features" option of the "Programs" component of Control Panel to install or remove ASP.NET. It is also recommended that you use the IIS Manager component or the Appcmd.exe tool to configure ASP.NET applications.
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