Encryping Connection String Information

[GDX]

Hello Guys,

Anyone know how i can go about encrypting my connection string info in my ASp pages?

Gordon R. Durgha
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[ChrisHirst]

so how do you mean encrypting and for what reason ?

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[vbkris]

yup, u cannot Encrypt something that is sent to another software (like ur database) as it will not understand the encrypted string...

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[GDX]

Well basically i have this ASP app that has an include file with a connection string and i am passing in my login info for my SQL box in there. I would like to somehow encrypt that information incase the system administrator opens my include file ( not like they would ) but i just want to see if something like this is possible.



Gordon R. Durgha
gd@vslink.net

http://www.vslink.net

http://www.brainbench.com/transcript.jsp?pid=1217371

 

[vbkris]

like i said that cannot be done, the string that u pass goes to the SQL Server which may not understand the encrypted command, its like writing encrypted ASP...

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[ChrisHirst]

hardly matters in that case the sys admin probably has access to the SQL server assuming they are on the same host/box as the website.

other than that there is MS Script encoder bear in mind though it is in no way secure. See to find a way to decode them. Or this if you don't want to read all that.



Chris.

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http://www.cram-system.com

Nightclub counting systems

So long, and thanks for all the fish.

 

[medic]

How about requesting your system admin to create a new user id and password for your ASP application? This is an easier solution for your concern.