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Asked: 2026-05-24T16:34:07+00:00

I am developing an application using ASP.NET. I wonder Where is the most secured

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I am developing an application using ASP.NET. I wonder Where is the most secured place to store Amazon AWS Id and secret key?

I thought about two possibilities: In the actual AmazonAPI.cs (class) itself as a private member. Second, as a appSettings variable in the web.config?

I must supply these credentials with the API call in order to use AWS API for .NET. I don’t use a web service to make the call. The call is made via a .cs class file that I’ve made particularly for the purpose of encapsulating Amazon API calls.

Can you please:
Provide a sample code that will demonstrate how to make it done (a good way is like the one found here) – There might be a better way if using ASP.NET 4.0, but I’m not sure. Again, I want to encrypt the following in web.config:

<appSettings>
 <add key="AWSAccessKey" value="" />
 <add key="AWSSecretKey" value="" />
</appSettings>

Thanks.

BTW: there is also an option to use IAM User Temporary Credentials – did you know anything about it?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Since it is very easy to encrypt/decrypt a section of the web.config, I would go for this solution: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dtkwfdky.aspx

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