Chapter 6. ASP.NET Configuration and Performance

IN THIS CHAPTER

Overview of ASP.NET Configuration

ASP.NET Configuration Files

The Web Site Administration Tool

ASP.NET Configuration in IIS

Encrypting Information in the Configuration Files

Overview of ASP.NET Configuration

ASP.NET is a highly configurable technology. While many developers will use ASP.NET with the default configuration settings, Microsoft has provided configuration files so that the configuration can be changed easily if desired.

In addition to machine configuration options, there are also options that control how a particular application runs. It’s more likely that you’ll need to change some of these options because they control such things as whether or not users have to log ...

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