If you're concerned about keeping critical information in your Web.config file, then you should encrypt it -- or at least the parts that you're concerned about. I love keeping information in my ...

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SPI Dynamics – Some of the most common and dangerous application security vulnerabilities that exist in ASP.NET Web-based applications come not from the C# or VB.NET code that make up its pages and ...

Before you begin deploying applications based on the .NET framework, you need to decide how your organization will manage common application settings. To promote code reuse and application ...

App.config and Web.config files are a great way to add flexibility to your .NET application without having to modify code in the future. They also allow clients or end users to make configuration ...