Encrypting the database password and decrypting while forming the connection string dynamically

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I am using Enterprise Library 5.0 for accessing the database. I want to use the encrypted password in the connection string in the app config. When connecting to the database, through my application I want to decrypt the password and establish a connection dynamically. How can this be done using .net framework 4.0 and enterprise library 5.0. Please provide an answer

Posted 28-Dec-10 23:05pm

Sarah09

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madhusudhan.k · Answer 1 · 2010-12-28T23:20:00

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Hi Sarah,
These links may help u..

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cs/Cryptography.aspx
http://sharpertutorials.com/simple-string-encryption-and-decryption/[^]

Regards
Madhu

Posted 28-Dec-10 23:20pm

madhusudhan.k

Al-Farooque Shubho · Answer 2 · 2010-12-28T23:14:00

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See This[^]

Posted 28-Dec-10 23:14pm

Al-Farooque Shubho

thatraja · Answer 3 · 2010-12-29T07:01:00

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Have this too.

Encrypting Connection Strings in web.config file[^]

Posted 29-Dec-10 7:01am

thatraja