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Listing 9.6 - Web.Config

Illustrates how to encrypt a connection string.

Listing 9.6 - WebEncrypted.config
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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuration>
    <protectedData>
        <protectedDataSections>
            <add name="connectionStrings" provider="RsaProtectedConfigurationProvider"
              inheritedByChildren="false" />
        </protectedDataSections>
    </protectedData>
    <connectionStrings>
        <EncryptedData Type="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#Element"
          xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#">
            <EncryptionMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#tripledes-cbc" />
            <KeyInfo xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
                <EncryptedKey Recipient="" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#">
                    <EncryptionMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#rsa-1_5" />
                    <KeyInfo xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
                        <KeyName>Rsa Key</KeyName>
                    </KeyInfo>
                    <CipherData>
                        <CipherValue>
                            MPLyXy7PoZ8E5VPk6K/azkGumO5tpeuWRzxx4PfgKeFwFccKx/8Zc7app++0
                            4c/dX7jA3uvNniFHTW6eKvrkLOsW2m6MxaeeLEfR9ME51Gy5jLa1KIXfTXKuJbXeZdiwrjCRdIqQpEj4fGZvr
                            3KkwI5HbGAqgK4Uu7IfBajdTJM=
                        </CipherValue>
                    </CipherData>
                </EncryptedKey>
            </KeyInfo>
            <CipherData>
                <CipherValue>
                    CgnD74xMkcr7N4fgaHZNMps+e+if7dnEZ8xFw07kOBexaX+KyJvqtPuZiD2hW
                    Dpqt5EOw6YM0Fs2uI5ocetbb74+d4kfHorC0bEjLEV+zcsJVGi2dZ80ll6sW+Y99osupaxOfrL3ld3mphM
                    Yrpcf+xafAs05s2x7H77TY01Y1goRaQ77tnkEIrQNQsHk/5eeptcE+A8scZSlaolFRNSSCdyO1TiKjPHF+
                    MtI/8qzr2T6yjYM5Z+ZQ5TeiVvpg/6VD7K7dArIDmkFMTuQgdQBSJUQ23dZ5V9Ja9HxqMGCea9NomBdhGC
                    0sabDLxyPdOzGEAqOyxWKxqQM6Y0JyZKtPDg==
                </CipherValue>
            </CipherData>
        </EncryptedData>
    </connectionStrings>
</configuration>