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Separate encrypted app settings section
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get key
var section = (NameValueCollection)ConfigurationManager.GetSection("secureAppSettings");
var key = section["encryptMe"];
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Web.config
<configuration>
<configSections>
<section name="secureAppSettings" type="System.Configuration.NameValueSectionHandler, System, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />
</configSections>
<secureAppSettings>
<add key="encryptMe" value="ImSuperSecret" />
</secureAppSettings>
</configuration>
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caevyn commented Feb 10, 2014

Then run aspnet_regiis to encrypt that section. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/k6h9cz8h(v=vs.80).aspx

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