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The answers I found to this issue didn't seem to work. This is a difficult item to find information about on MSDN and in general.

I am using Windows Server 2003, IIS 6, Dot.Net 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008.

I need to know how to encrypt a connection string for an Asp.Net web application.

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You should separate this into a question and an answer. –  SLaks Jul 17 '13 at 19:05
 
You may want to pose this as a question then answer it and accept it. –  AmitApollo Jul 17 '13 at 19:05
 
Thanks SLaks and AmitApollo. I have done that. –  user1464673 Aug 15 '13 at 16:19
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Below is my solution to this for Windows Server 2003 and IIS 6 and .Net 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008. Since the encryption is machine-specific, it HAS to be run on the web server.

Encryption Command (change PROJECT_NAME to your web app folder name):

c:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_regiis -pef "connectionStrings" "C:\inetpub\wwwroot\PROJECT_NAME"

The second command gives the ASPNET account access to the NetFrameworkConfigurationKey in machine.config.

c:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_regiis -pa "NetFrameworkConfigurationKey" "ASPNET"

The third command gives the NT Authority\Network Service account access to the NetFrameworkConfigurationKey.

c:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_regiis -pa "NetFrameworkConfigurationKey" "NT Authority\Network Service"

I hope this helps someone.

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