Encrypting web.config sections and sub-applications

[ruggernut]

I have read the two articles - article id 335 and 339 - on how to encrypt sections of the web.config file. Does this process work if I encrypt sections of a web.config file located in a sub-application directory? Or is this for root level web.config files?

[bruce]

You specify the virtual directory in the command when you encrypt the web.config file.

[ruggernut]

Will the xml file that gets placed in the root directory (/root) work with the web.config located in the sub-app folder (/root/subapp) or will there need to be a second xml file in the sub-app folder?

[bruce]

can you elaborate? i am not really sure I understand your question.