How to encrypt Connection Strings credentials in Web.Config file in ASP.Net

Question

I'm working on asp.net project I have to encrypt credential in web.config file

<add name="ConnectionString"
     connectionString="Data Source=sqlexpress;
                       Initial Catalog=Employee;
                       User ID=testUser;
                       Password=testPassword"
     providerName="System.Data.SqlClient"/>

possible duplicate of [Encrypting Connection String in web.config](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1706613/encrypting-connection-string-in-web-config) — mason, Jul 15 '15 at 13:55

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 15 '15 at 13:39

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You can use aspnet_regiis to do this.

As an example:

aspnet_regiis -pe "connectionStrings" -app "/SampleApplication" -prov "RsaProtectedConfigurationProvider"

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answered Jul 15 '15 at 13:39

hutchonoid

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@BuddhikaSamith no probs. – hutchonoid Jul 17 '15 at 05:22
what happen when some one used this command. Any suggestions? `aspnet_regiis -pd "connectionStrings" -app "/SampleApplication" -prov "RsaProtectedConfigurationProvider"` – NoughT Apr 15 '19 at 03:49

How to encrypt Connection Strings credentials in Web.Config file in ASP.Net

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