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What is Protected Configuration in ASP.NET ?

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Question added by Adil Farooq , Senior Software Developers , Datacell Solution LLC
Date Posted: 2016/08/04
Rishabh jadia rishabh
by Rishabh jadia rishabh , Software Developer , Digital Marketing Systems Pvt. Ltd.

A configuration file that encrypts the connection string values using protected configuration does not show the connection strings in clear text, but instead stores them in encrypted form

Hammad Rafique
by Hammad Rafique , Software Engneer , Peak Analysis & Automation Ltd.

Protected Configuration File can be refered to Web.config which may contain connection string.as we know connection string may contain sensitive data like username and password.so the protected configuration is used to encrypt the sensitive information.

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