Encrypt connection string in app.config
You can easily apply the same solution as the web.config you just have to rename your app.config to web.config, encrypt with the aspnet_regiis tool and then rename it back to app.config. Rename app.config to web.config Open command prompt and type: %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_regiis -pef “connectionStrings” c:\<folder containing your web.config> (stop at folder level and don’t put the … Read more