Configuring Configuration Section Protection

Configuring Configuration Section Protection

In the Code Generation Options flags on the Configuration Sections, there's a flag called Protection. Enabling this flag makes the code generator create two methods, Protect and Unprotect. In addition to this code generation flag, the Configuration Sections have a Protection Provider property and a Custom Protection Provider property.

The Protection Provider shows the built-in providers of the .NET Framework, as well as a Custom setting. Selecting the Custom setting makes the code generator use the Custom Protection Provider property. In order to use a custom protection provider, it must first be implemented. Instructions on how to do this can be found on MSDN, as well as through web searches.