using System.Configuration;

static void ProtectConfiguration()

{

    // TODO: Protect the Connection Strings

    string provider = "RsaProtectedConfigurationProvider";

 

    Configuration config = null;

    config = ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(ConfigurationUserLevel.None);

 

    ConfigurationSection section = config.ConnectionStrings;

 

    if ((section.SectionInformation.IsProtected == false) &&

        (section.ElementInformation.IsLocked == false))

    {

        // Protect (encrypt) the "connectionStrings" section.

        section.SectionInformation.ProtectSection(provider);

 

        // Save the encrypted section.

        section.SectionInformation.ForceSave = true;

        config.Save(ConfigurationSaveMode.Full);

    }

}

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<configuration>

  <configSections>

    <section name="dataConfiguration" type="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Data.Configuration.DatabaseSettings, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null" />

  </configSections>

  <dataConfiguration defaultDatabase="QuickStarts Instance" />

  <connectionStrings configProtectionProvider="RsaProtectedConfigurationProvider">

    <EncryptedData Type="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#Element"

      xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#">

      <EncryptionMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#tripledes-cbc" />

      <KeyInfo xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">

        <EncryptedKey xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#">

          <EncryptionMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#rsa-1_5" />

          <KeyInfo xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">

            <KeyName>Rsa Key</KeyName>

          </KeyInfo>

          <CipherData>

            <CipherValue>xeuEp2HB0xd87DFM0p5UwO78QjRW6A/pb6kGJpS5Rl0F0jHAEPh8wz4Jroc1+/I7nvmsCo6a8wzju4Nyd5ZGF6KRZgx56P9wRgkUFtJPgDROrz1ASRSIrOfMjw4+1uedT+pl+IuF1EWgEH9Vb+/8A9xmbYWtMBAcR/f/quSC1nQ=</CipherValue>

          </CipherData>

        </EncryptedKey>

      </KeyInfo>

      <CipherData>

        <CipherValue>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</CipherValue>

      </CipherData>

    </EncryptedData>

  </connectionStrings>

</configuration>