title: securing connectionstring
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    <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
    <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17877/how-to-encrypt-connection-string-in-winforms-1-1-app-config">How to encrypt connection string in WinForms 1.1 app.config?</a>  </p>
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  <p>What's the best method for securing connectionstring information in an app.config file for deployed winforms applications?</p>
  
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      <p><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2369715/encrypting-configuration-information-using-protected-configuration-provider">reference</a></p>
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