Wednesday, August 11, 2004

Know about Data Protection API (DPAPI)


Know about Data Protection API (DPAPI)









What is the Data Protection API? The DPAPI is used to hide secrets like
connection strings and user credentials that are typically stored in a
config file. Instead of storing the plain text, you can use DPAPI to encrypt
and decrypt the secrets at a machine or user specific level.

Read and learn more at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnsecure/html/windataprotection-dpapi.asp
Regards,
Mitesh v. Mehta



1 comment:

Mitesh V. Mehta said...

What is the Data Protection API? The DPAPI is used to hide secrets like connection strings and user credentials that are typically stored in a config file. Instead of storing the plain text, you can use DPAPI to encrypt and decrypt the secrets at a machine or user specific level.

Read and learn more at http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnsecure/html/windataprotection-dpapi.asp

Regards,
Mitesh v. Mehta
http://cc.1asphost.com/miteshvmehta