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you may put an encrypted connectionstring in webconfig file <br />
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to use in your code create a centeralized place a method whilch will read encrypted one and after decrypting will save in the state or you may decrypt everytime before creating a connection to sql server<br />
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you may put an encrypted connectionstring in webconfig file

to use in your code create a centeralized place a method whilch will read encrypted one and after decrypting will save in the state or you may decrypt everytime before creating a connection to sql server



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I was hoping for some automatic method built into ASP.Net. Does such a thing exist?
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I was hoping for some automatic method built into ASP.Net. Does such a thing exist?

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bmcvicar,<br />
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Thanks. I'll try it and get back.
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bmcvicar,

Thanks. I'll try it and get back.

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I currently have a site where the Web.Config file has a SQLServer connection string containing an unencrypted password. I would like to change it to be encrypted. What steps do I complete to make the conversion without messing up the connection?
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I currently have a site where the Web.Config file has a SQLServer connection string containing an unencrypted password. I would like to change it to be encrypted. What steps do I complete to make the conversion without messing up the connection?

How to Change From Unencrypted Connection String Password to Encrypted?

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