You can encrypt connection strings within config files, just not the whole config file. I have a presentation and project that does just that: http://donxml.com/presentations/EncryptedConnectionStringSolution.zip . I typically use it to teach Object Oriented Design. If you want to skip all the OO stuff you can use Carl Franklin's project: http://weblogs.asp.net/cfranklin/archive/2004/03/18/91746.aspx The down side to this solution is that it is machine dependent (the encryption/decryption must be done on the same machine). Don
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