problem with encryption & decryption connectionStrings

Question

I used the following command to encrypt my connection string but an error ocurred

"The connection name 'DatabaseConnectionString1' was not found in the applications configuration or the connection string is empty"

How can I encrypt it while keeping the application working?

The command used was

aspnet_regiis -pef "connectionStrings" "C:\Users\ANAS\Documents\Visual Studio 2008\WebSites\WebSite7"

What if I move the encrypted application to another computer? Will it work?

Dirk Brockhaus · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-18 10:26:25Z

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How can I encrypt it while keeping the application working?

You can't. If you change your web.config your application is initialized.

What if I move the encrypted application to another computer? Will it work?

It will not work. You can only encrypt config sections on the same machine you decrypted it before. That's the reason why this is secure: You can't take a config file away and decrypt it on another machine.

answered Mar 18, 2011 at 10:26

Dirk Brockhaus

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qablan89 Over a year ago

Could i use Assymetric key so that i can encrypt it and decrypt it on another machine

Dirk Brockhaus Over a year ago

I think you can follow this link msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/yxw286t2(v=vs.80).aspx and use RSA key containers to pool keys for multiple servers, but I have no experience with this procedure.

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