Encrypt only connection string password in web.config

Posted by Rickeybglr under ASP.NET on 5/11/2012 | Points: 10 | Views : 29007 | Status : [Member] | Replies : 4

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<connectionStrings>
<add name="dbconnection" connectionString="Data Source=.; UserName=abc; Password="abc"Integrated Security=true;Initial Catalog=MySampleDB"/>
</connectionStrings >

i dnt wanna show my password in simple plain text format, instead of this i would like to show in encrypted form.
i dnt wanna encrypt the whole web.config file

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Posted by: Johnbhatt on: 7/7/2012 [Member] Starter | Points: 25

0	One Simple Trick I would like to suggest is below: First Hash Your Password. using Following syntax. Put a Textbox in Web Form and Get hash of that text/password by below code. Response.Write(FormsAuthentication.HashPasswordForStoringInConfigFile(TextBox2.Text, "sha1")); To get this code, you need to include Web.Security namespace in File. John Bhatt Glad to Know, Free to Share..... http://www.johnbhatt.com Rickeybglr, if this helps please login to Mark As Answer. \| Alert Moderator

One Simple Trick I would like to suggest is below:

First Hash Your Password. using Following syntax.
Put a Textbox in Web Form and Get hash of that text/password by below code.

Response.Write(FormsAuthentication.HashPasswordForStoringInConfigFile(TextBox2.Text, "sha1"));

To get this code, you need to include Web.Security namespace in File.

John Bhatt
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Posted by: Ranjeet_8 on: 7/11/2012 [Member] [MVP] Gold | Points: 25

0	Refer below link http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/23375/Encryption-of-Connection-Strings-Inside-the-Web-co Rickeybglr, if this helps please login to Mark As Answer. \| Alert Moderator

Posted by: Patel28rajendra on: 7/11/2012 [Member] Starter | Points: 25

0	Hi refer this link http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10291714/encrypting-only-passwords-in-web-config-asp-net R D Patel Rickeybglr, if this helps please login to Mark As Answer. \| Alert Moderator

Posted by: Patel28rajendra on: 7/11/2012 [Member] Starter | Points: 25

0	Hi here is the other one http://forums.asp.net/t/1777592.aspx/1 R D Patel Rickeybglr, if this helps please login to Mark As Answer. \| Alert Moderator

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