Can the config file be encrypted?

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Bill - 22 Jul 2004 16:51 GMT

I am concerned about storing sensitive information such as UID and passwords
in the config file. Can this file be stored encrypted?

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Claes Bergefall - 23 Jul 2004 08:56 GMT

Not if you want to use the ConfigurationSettings class
You'll have to read and parse it yourself

Why not just encrypt the UID and password before storing them in the config
file?
Then you don't need to encrypt the entire file

> I am concerned about storing sensitive information such as UID and passwords
> in the config file. Can this file be stored encrypted?

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?ric Moreau [VB MVP] - 23 Jul 2004 11:17 GMT

Have a look at
http://www.west-wind.com/presentations/configurationclass/configurationclass.asp

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> Not if you want to use the ConfigurationSettings class
> You'll have to read and parse it yourself
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> passwords
> > in the config file. Can this file be stored encrypted?

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