EntiryFramework in WebApp: HowTo Store DSN

Question

i'm using the entity framework in a asp.net 3.5 web application.

What is best practice to store the database connection string in a secure (encrypted) way? (i'm using username/password to get to the database)

(i have to delete the model very often, as the database designer in vs2008 does not update the foreign keys very good).

Answer 1

One option is to encrypt the configuration section in your web.config file that holds the connection string. See this support article for more information.