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Storing the connection string in web.config - Good idea??

Hi,
Am writing a webservice thats gonna access a DB and return data. The
connection string needs to be configurable. So am thinking of storing it in
the web.config file. But then is it a good idea to have the connection
string with user/password info sitting there in web.config?

Can it sit there as plain text and can I just use IIS security settings to
determine who can access this file? Or are there any other best practices
for this situation?

....Sinex
May 28 '07 #1
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