web.config

How to see the error details in ASP.NET

The ASP.NET developer can find information about custom error messages for an ASP.NET application by setting customErrors OFF from the web.config file.

<customErrors defaultRedirect=”url”              mode=”On|Off|RemoteOnly”>     <error. . ./></customErrors>

Setting the customErrors mode=”Off ” means that custom errors are disabled. The detailed ASP.NET errors are shown to the remote clients and to the local host.

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How to create Oracle connection string

You should add a ConnectionStrings element in your Web.config file. The samle connection string for Oracle database might look like the following:

<add name=”OracleConnectionString”  connectionString=”Data Source=OracleS;Persist   Security Info=True;Password=”******”;User ID=Test”  providerName=”System.Data.OracleClient” />

 name  – set the value to the name that you want to use to reference the connection string.
connectionString – assign the connection string that is required to connect to the Oracle database.
providerName – assign the …

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How to encrypt connection string in Web.config file

1. Run the ASP.NET IIS registration tool (aspnet_regiis.exe). The following example shows how to encrypt the connectionStrings section of the Web.config file for an application named SampleApplication:

aspnet_regiis -pe “connectionStrings” -app “/SampleApplication”

2. Determine the user account or identity under which ASP.NET runs by retrieving the current WindowsIdentity name:

<%@ Page Language=”C#” %><%Response.Write(System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent().Name);%>

3. Grant the NETWORK SERVICE account access to the …

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