http://weblogs.asp.net/muhanadyounis/archive/tags/aspnet_5F00_regiis+-pe/default.aspxTags: aspnet_regiis -peenCommunityServer 2007 SP1 (Build: 20510.895)http://weblogs.asp.net/muhanadyounis/archive/2008/09/03/encrypt-web-config-including-external-appsettings-and-connectionstrings-files.aspxWed, 03 Sep 2008 19:52:00 GMTc06e2b9d-981a-45b4-a55f-ab0d8bbfdc1c:6596187mohi880http://weblogs.asp.net/muhanadyounis/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=6596187http://weblogs.asp.net/muhanadyounis/commentapi.aspx?PostID=6596187http://weblogs.asp.net/muhanadyounis/archive/2008/09/03/encrypt-web-config-including-external-appsettings-and-connectionstrings-files.aspx#comments<p>Web.config encryption with external files by using aspnet_regiis made my go crazy; but i found a way to do that;</p><p>you may check here for more details and code snippet &nbsp; </p><p><a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/muhanadyounis/pages/encrypt-web-config-including-extarnal-appsettings-and-connectionstrings-files.aspx" title="web.config Encryption" mce_href="http://weblogs.asp.net/muhanadyounis/pages/encrypt-web-config-including-extarnal-appsettings-and-connectionstrings-files.aspx">http://weblogs.asp.net/muhanadyounis/pages/encrypt-web-config-including-extarnal-appsettings-and-connectionstrings-files.aspx </a></p><p>hope this helps <br></p><img src="http://weblogs.asp.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=6596187" width="1" height="1">Web.ConfigExtarnalconnetionStringsxmlnsEncryptionaspnet_regiis -peappsettings