> Hello all.
> I have a few different applications that store passwords for various
> items in the web.config file in plain text. (i.e. SMTP Credentials, DB
> connection strings) .. I know this is a pretty serious security risk,
> however I'm having a hard time find a better way to allow easy
modification
> of user name and passwords for application components. I was wondering
what
> type of input other developers may have or possibly a Url containing some
> good information.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> --
> Jay Douglas
> Fort Collins, CO
>
>
>
>

> Hello all.
> I have a few different applications that store passwords for various
> items in the web.config file in plain text. (i.e. SMTP Credentials, DB
> connection strings) .. I know this is a pretty serious security risk,
> however I'm having a hard time find a better way to allow easy
modification
> of user name and passwords for application components. I was wondering
what
> type of input other developers may have or possibly a Url containing some
> good information.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> --
> Jay Douglas
> Fort Collins, CO
>
>
>
>

"John Timney (Microsoft MVP)" <timneyj@despammed.com> wrote in message
news:%23J$sanREEHA.4080@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> if the servers yours, then you can use the utilities that come ith asp.net
> to provide password encryption.
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;329290,
>
> If its not, then you will need to roll your own encryption approach using
> something like an MD5hash
>
> --
> Regards
>
> John Timney
> Microsoft Regional Director
> Microsoft MVP
>
>
> "Jay Douglas" <REMOVEIFNOTSPAMjaysnewsgroupaddress@squarei.com> wrote in
> message news:uUa5QzQEEHA.1228@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > Hello all.
> > I have a few different applications that store passwords for various
> > items in the web.config file in plain text. (i.e. SMTP Credentials, DB
> > connection strings) .. I know this is a pretty serious security risk,
> > however I'm having a hard time find a better way to allow easy
> modification
> > of user name and passwords for application components. I was wondering
> what
> > type of input other developers may have or possibly a Url containing
some
> > good information.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > --
> > Jay Douglas
> > Fort Collins, CO
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>