If your app (or maybe a portion thereof) were run as a service, you could specify the account under which the service runs. Could that work?
Apart from that, DPAPI is what comes to my mind. Or maybe whatever goo it is that encrypts config file sections for asp.net? -----Original Message----- From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dean Cleaver Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 9:49 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Storing passwords securely - or can I do something else? As part of an automation system I've written, I'd like to be able to specify the account that certain jobs are executed under - but to do so, I presume I would need to store the username and password in the database - something I'm not overly keen on even if the passwords are encrypted. Given the flexible nature of the system, there's not a lot of other choices left to me. Or is there some other token I can store that I can use? Dino =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor® http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com
