Web.Config encryption using RsaProtectedConfigurationProvider - “Bad Data” error

Question

I am attempting to encrypt connection string values in the Web.Config file for an ASP.NET 2.0 web application, following the procedure described on MSDN. Using the RsaProtectedC

Answer 1

The RsaProtectedConfigurationProvider uses the machine account or the user account to encrypt the keys and save them in a file which called "key container", which usually saved in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA. And the ASP.NET worker process identity (ASPNET user in XP/2000 or Network Service in case of 2003) should have access to these files to be able to decrypt it or you would get this error message.

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