Marks a configuration section for protection.
(in System.Configuration.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Sub ProtectSection ( _
protectionProvider As String _
)
Dim instance As SectionInformation
Dim protectionProvider As String
instance.ProtectSection(protectionProvider)
public void ProtectSection(
string protectionProvider
)
public:
void ProtectSection(
String^ protectionProvider
)
public function ProtectSection(
protectionProvider : String
)
Parameters
- protectionProvider
- Type: System..::.String
The name of the protection provider to use.
The ProtectSection method marks the section for encryption so it will be written in encrypted form on disk.
The following protection providers are included by default:
For more information about protected configuration sections, see Encrypting Configuration Information Using Protected Configuration.
The following example shows how to use the ProtectSection method.
Public Shared Sub ProtectSection()
' Get the current configuration file.
Dim config _
As System.Configuration.Configuration = _
ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration( _
ConfigurationUserLevel.None)
' Get the section.
Dim section As UrlsSection = _
CType(config.GetSection("MyUrls"), UrlsSection)
' Protect (encrypt)the section.
section.SectionInformation.ProtectSection( _
"RsaProtectedConfigurationProvider")
' Save the encrypted section.
section.SectionInformation.ForceSave = True
config.Save(ConfigurationSaveMode.Full)
' Display decrypted configuration
' section. Note, the system
' uses the Rsa provider to decrypt
' the section transparently.
Dim sectionXml As String = _
section.SectionInformation.GetRawXml()
Console.WriteLine("Decrypted section:")
Console.WriteLine(sectionXml)
End Sub 'ProtectSection
static public void ProtectSection()
{
// Get the current configuration file.
System.Configuration.Configuration config =
ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(
ConfigurationUserLevel.None);
// Get the section.
UrlsSection section =
(UrlsSection)config.GetSection("MyUrls");
// Protect (encrypt)the section.
section.SectionInformation.ProtectSection(
"RsaProtectedConfigurationProvider");
// Save the encrypted section.
section.SectionInformation.ForceSave = true;
config.Save(ConfigurationSaveMode.Full);
// Display decrypted configuration
// section. Note, the system
// uses the Rsa provider to decrypt
// the section transparently.
string sectionXml =
section.SectionInformation.GetRawXml();
Console.WriteLine("Decrypted section:");
Console.WriteLine(sectionXml);
}
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0
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