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Asked: 2026-05-25T23:22:11+00:00

I want to use a shared RSA Key Container for our web farm to

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I want to use a shared RSA Key Container for our web farm to encrypt the web.config.

I have followed all the documented steps, including using the -pa switch to authorize the identity of my app pool on the key.

Has anyone still had problems AFTER authorization? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Error Message:

Failed to decrypt using provider
‘RsaSharedProvider’. Error message
from the provider: The RSA key
container could not be opened.

Provider: 

    <providers>
        <add name="RsaSharedProvider" keyContainerName="MyKeys" useMachineContainer="false" description="Uses RsaCryptoServiceProvider to encrypt and decrypt" type="System.Configuration.RsaProtectedConfigurationProvider,System.Configuration, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a"/>
    </providers>

Steps:

  1. Encrypt the webconfig in an automated build

    <Exec Command="$(_aspNetRegIisExe) $(_pefApp) $(_websiteDirectory)" />
<Exec Command="$(_aspNetRegIisExe) $(_pefCon) $(_websiteDirectory)" />

  2. Publish the website to my destination server

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  1. Editorial Team

    Just need to correct one property:

    useMachineContainer="true"
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