In a 64 bit system, is there any reason ever to use the aspnet_regiis in the Framework folder as opposed to that on Framework64? Even for an app compiled to x86 I know that just registering aspnet ...

Failed to encrypt the section 'connectionStrings' using provider 'RsaProtectedCo nfigurationProvider'. Error message from the provider: Object already exists. I followed the guide in http://msdn.m...

Since Web Deploy 3.5 automatic encryption of connection strings is supported using the flag: –EnableRule:EncryptWebConfig. However, upon running it with: "C:\Program Files\IIS\Microsoft Web Deploy...

What does aspnet_regiis.exe do exactly other than updating the document mappings to correct aspnet_isapi.dll version, is updating the ASP.NET version from inetmgr same as running aspnet_regiis, I c...

We have website that uses "NT Authority\Network Service". Response.Write(WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent().Name); We are currently using the following command to encrypt the config files. aspnet_r...

I installed dot net framework 4.6.2 from this path & now want to register this in IIS. If it was a earlier framework version (2.0,3.5,etc ) & an earlier server ( For Eg Windows 2003), I wo...

I am having this issue, but while trying to fix it as per the suggested answers, I cannot find aspnet_regiis in my computer, I checked the matching .NET library as described here, but the file is n...

I am getting MIME is not registered error when I run WCF service. I used this link to resolve this issue. After that I started getting another error which asked me to register the ASP.NET framework...

I have a custom section in my web.config I need to encrypt. This custom config section uses the configSource attribute to point at a separate config file (as this file is not to be source controlle...

I am using the following command to use a machine key to encrypt part of my web.config (it is actually an app.config for a .net app, renamed to web.config so the aspnet_regiis will work with it): ...

I am able to configure the Connection String Encryption using the aspnet_regiis.exe command. Now I have created the Configuration Section on which it is added Custom Configuration Element Collectio...

Is there any reliable way how to check whether ASP.NET 4.0 registered on IIS 7.5 programmatically? I need to test it in the installer as prerequisite, before ASP.NET application installation start....

Does anyone have a bulletproof method (in C# ideally!) of determining if ASP.Net is properly registered on your computer ? I am writing an installation program for an ASP.Net application and I nee...

I am running an ASP.Net app on Windows Server 2008 R2. I have up to .NET Framework 4.5 installed. Upon migrating from .NET Framework v2.0 to v4.0 I began to experience random behavior from WCF. M...

I'm trying to understand how the aspnet_regiis.exe tool "encrypts" Web.config files. Here is the documentation for how to use the tool: Encryption: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb98...

I have a web application with a custom configuration section. That section contains information I'ld like to encrypt (was hoping to use ASPNet_RegIIS rather than do it myself). Web.Config: <?x...

Having problem with encryption. I gave full permissions to all users to RSA folders. I did C:\>aspnet_regiis -pe "appSettings" -location "web.config" -prov "RsaProtectedCo nfigurationProvider" ...

I recently installed MVC 4 Beta, and, when I hit F5 for any of my MVC 4 projects I get the error below. Also, if I run aspnet_regiis -i, I get the same screenshot. Is there a way to repair just th...

I have created a customer RSA key container (for encrypting connection string in web.config) using the following command: aspnet_regiis -pc "TestKeys" -size 2048 -exp I then exported the key to a...

The help text of aspnet_regiis utility says the following for "-ir" option: Install this version of ASP.NET, register only. Do not change any web applications to use this version. And the follow...