Encrypting Web Config using ASPNET_REGIIS

Question

I need to encrypt certain parts of web config. After reading some tutorials I have learned that using the tool ASPNET_REGIIS is the way to go. This is what I am tryi

Answer 1

The "object not found" error message occurs when aspnet_regiis runs as a user who cannot read the RSA key container.

The keys are held in the "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\MachineKeys". The default key container is named "NetFrameworkConfigurationKey". Make sure you have read permission to this key container.

Note that you'll need to grant read access to the identity under which your app will run. The easiest method to do this is via the aspnet_regiis tool: aspnet_regiis -pa "NetFrameworkConfigurationKey" "Yourdomain\username".