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App.Config Encryption Key

Author
21 Jul 2006 3:10 PM
Tanya
Hi

I have encrypted the <connectionstring> section of a App.Config file
and I need to find the private encryption key that was used to encrypt
it. Can this encryption key be found under
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\MachineKeys
or C:\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA
?

I need to know this because I only want the local user to be able to
decrypt the file and not all users.

Is there a means to specify which encryption keys to use?

If the key to be used is the one in the All Users account then should I
revoke permissions from the key using active directory?

Speedy reply would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks very much.

Tanya

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