Encrypting and Decrypting AppSettings in Enterprise Console

To protect sensitive configuration values in the appSettings section of the web.config file by encrypting them, and to allow editing by decrypting them when needed.

Location of web.config:

C:\Program Files\AVEVA\WorkTasks\Web\EnterpriseConsole\web.config

Prerequisites

• Open Command Prompt as Administrator.

• Navigate to the folder: cd C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319

  

To Encrypt the AppSettings:

aspnet_regiis -pe "appSettings" -app "/EnterpriseConsole" -site 2 -prov "DataProtectionConfigurationProvider"

To Decrypt the AppSettings:

aspnet_regiis -pd "appSettings" -app "/EnterpriseConsole" -site 2

Notes:

- The site ID 2 refers to the AVEVAWorkTasksSites site as seen in the IIS Manager.

- Ensure you remove the <clear /> tag from the appSettings section before encrypting, if it exists.
- You must re-encrypt the section after making changes.