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try this link<br />
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<a href="http://forums.asp.net/p/1608654/4107624.aspx" rel="ugc">http://forums.asp.net/p/1608654/4107624.aspx</a>
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i guess most of the post were saying unable to decrypt else security breach.
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with the article <br />
<a href="http://www.devasp.net/net/articles/display/247.html" rel="ugc">http://www.devasp.net/net/articles/display/247.html</a><br />
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it uses FormsAuthentication.HashPa<wbr />sswordForS<wbr />toringInCo<wbr />nfigFile<br />
to encrypt password,<br />
but to decrypt it, <br />
i attempt to use<br />
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FormsAuthenticationTicket faticket = FormsAuthentication.Decryp<wbr />t(txtShowV<wbr />alue.Text)<wbr />;<br />
lblresults.Text = faticket.Name.ToString();<br />
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getting the error : Unable to validate data
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with the article 
http://www.devasp.net/net/articles/display/247.html

it uses FormsAuthentication.HashPasswordForStoringInConfigFile
to encrypt password,
but to decrypt it, 
i attempt to use

FormsAuthenticationTicket faticket = FormsAuthentication.Decrypt(txtShowValue.Text);
lblresults.Text = faticket.Name.ToString();

getting the error : Unable to validate data

try this link

http://forums.asp.net/p/1608654/4107624.aspx

i guess most of the post were saying unable to decrypt else security breach.

Decrypt for password with formsauthentication

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