SectionInformation.UnprotectSection Method

public:
 void UnprotectSection();

public void UnprotectSection();

member this.UnprotectSection : unit -> unit

Public Sub UnprotectSection ()

Examples

The following example shows how to use this method.

static public void UnProtectSection()
{

 // Get the current configuration file.
 System.Configuration.Configuration config =
 ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(
 ConfigurationUserLevel.None);

 // Get the section.
 UrlsSection section =
 (UrlsSection)config.GetSection("MyUrls");

 // Unprotect (decrypt)the section.
 section.SectionInformation.UnprotectSection();

 // Force the section information to be written to
 // the configuration file.
 section.SectionInformation.ForceDeclaration(true);

 // Save the decrypted section.
 section.SectionInformation.ForceSave = true;

 config.Save(ConfigurationSaveMode.Full);

 // Display the decrypted configuration 
 // section. 
 string sectionXml =
 section.SectionInformation.GetRawXml();

 Console.WriteLine("Decrypted section:");
 Console.WriteLine(sectionXml);
}

Public Shared Sub UnProtectSection() 
 
 ' Get the current configuration file.
 Dim config _
 As System.Configuration.Configuration = _
 ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration( _
 ConfigurationUserLevel.None)

 ' Get the section.
 Dim section As UrlsSection = _
 CType(config.GetSection("MyUrls"), UrlsSection)
 
 ' Unprotect (decrypt)the section.
 section.SectionInformation.UnprotectSection()
 
 ' Force the section information to be written to
 ' the configuration file.
 section.SectionInformation.ForceDeclaration(True)

 ' Save the decrypted section.
 section.SectionInformation.ForceSave = True
 
 config.Save(ConfigurationSaveMode.Full)
 
 ' Display the decrypted configuration 
 ' section. 
 Dim sectionXml As String = _
 section.SectionInformation.GetRawXml()
 
 Console.WriteLine("Decrypted section:")
 Console.WriteLine(sectionXml)

End Sub

Remarks

For more information about protected configuration sections, see Encrypting Configuration Information Using Protected Configuration.

See also

• Encrypting Configuration Information Using Protected Configuration