Encrypting Web.Config

Question

Duplicate of Encrypting config files for deployment .NET and Encrypting config files for deployment

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What is the best approach and tools for encrypting information in web.config file?

Answer 1

Here are the commands to encrypt web.config file without any programming...

For encryption

aspnet_regiis -pef "Section" "Path exluding web.config" 

For Decryption

aspnet_regiis -pdf "Section" "Path exluding web.config" 

From this commands you can encrypt or decrypt all the section.