asp.net Web deploy: add MSDeployEnableWebConfigEncryptRule in .pubxml to encrypt appSettings

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I am publishing asp.net web application using web deploy and I need to encrypt connectionsstrings and appsettings in web.config file. So added

<MSDeployEnableWebConfigEncryptRule>true</MSDeployEnableWebConfigEncryptRule>

in the .pubxml, then connectionstrings are encrypted but not appsettings. I need to encrypt appsettings as well. Can we encrypt appsettings by making some changes in .pubxml or Do we need to do it manually using aspnet_regiis.exe?

Posted 6-Oct-15 11:08am

vineelp

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vineelp · Answer 1 · 2015-10-14T07:24:00

After some research, I found that

webdeploy can only encrypt connection string. If you want to encrypt appsetting or other sections, you can try using aspnet_regiis command line.

aspnet_regiis -pe "ElementName" -app "/SampleApplication"

Ref: (http://forums.iis.net/t/1223409.aspx?Encrypting+any+section+of+Web+Config)