how to protect (password) data at class library ?

elhoseny1

i have apassword and i add it as avalue for aproperty (read only) at class library ,after comiling class library , if any one open the .dll as text file on (notepad) he will see a password !
how can i prevent this?

tlhintoq

Encrypt it first. Check the MSDN on encryption

elhoseny1

the password is added to avariable at code as text
ex: string password="mypassword"
then i make encryption
my problem is after compiling if any one open the dll file as text file by notebad he will see the password
what i must do ?
please help me

elhoseny1

the password is added to avariable at code as text
ex: string password="mypassword"
then i make encryption
my problem is after compiling if any one open the dll file as text file by notebad he will see the password
what i must do ?
please help me

tlhintoq

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what i must do ?

Don't store passwords that way. Hardcoating passwords is just bad for exactly the reason you just discovered.

Enter the password in a field while the program is running, encode it, save it someplace for future comparison like in a file or the registry.

tlhintoq

elhoseny1: Please do not create multiple threads for the same question/problem. The separate threads have now been merged.

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