Re: Dynamically modify Web.config

From: Mike Shaw [MS] (mikeshaw@online.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/27/02 

From: "Mike Shaw [MS]" <mikeshaw@online.microsoft.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2002 11:57:55 -0000

Hi JM

Firstly I'd ask you to revist your application design to understand exactly
why you need to run impersonating an Admin as this is not a good idea from a
general security perspective :-(

However, take a look at
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;329250 which points
to an update to the .NET Framework which allows you to store encrypted
credentials in the web.config file, which, I think, with overcome your need
to programatically access that file. 

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Mike Shaw
.NET Developer Group, UK
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"JM" <jm@jm.com> wrote in message
news:1701b01c29525$53924a60$8af82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA03...
> Hello,
>
> I need to set an impersonation with a domain admin account
> in the <identity> tag in web.config.(web service)
>
> But the userName and Password would be clearly visible.
>
> My question is : how to programmatically access to these
> elements and how to change them. I have found a code that
> can change a personalized tag, but it doesnt work with
> <identity>
>
> Thanks for our Help
> Regards

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