ConfigProtectedDataSection Class

Contains protected configuration provider information.

Syntax

class ConfigProtectedDataSection : ConfigurationSectionWithCollection

The following table lists the methods exposed by the ConfigProtectedDataSection class.

Name	Description
Add	(Inherited from ConfigurationSectionWithCollection.)
Clear	(Inherited from `ConfigurationSectionWithCollection`.)
Get	(Inherited from `ConfigurationSectionWithCollection`.)
GetAllowDefinition	(Inherited from ConfigurationSection.)
GetAllowLocation	(Inherited from `ConfigurationSection`.)
Remove	(Inherited from `ConfigurationSectionWithCollection`.)
RevertToParent	(Inherited from `ConfigurationSection`.)
SetAllowDefinition	(Inherited from `ConfigurationSection`.)
SetAllowLocation	(Inherited from `ConfigurationSection`.)

The following table lists the properties exposed by the ConfigProtectedDataSection class.

Name	Description
`DefaultProvider`	A read/write `string` value that contains the name of the default protected configuration provider that encrypts and decrypts configuration data.
`Location`	(Inherited from `ConfigurationSection`.) A key property.
`Path`	(Inherited from `ConfigurationSection`.) A key property.
`Providers`	A ProvidersSettings value that contains a collection of friendly descriptions and friendly names of protected configuration providers.
`SectionInformation`	(Inherited from `ConfigurationSection`.)

This class contains no subclasses.

ConfigProtectedDataSection

Type	Description
Client	- IIS 7.0 on Windows Vista - IIS 7.5 on Windows 7 - IIS 8.0 on Windows 8 - IIS 10.0 on Windows 10
Server	- IIS 7.0 on Windows Server 2008 - IIS 7.5 on Windows Server 2008 R2 - IIS 8.0 on Windows Server 2012 - IIS 8.5 on Windows Server 2012 R2 - IIS 10.0 on Windows Server 2016
Product	- IIS 7.0, IIS 7.5, IIS 8.0, IIS 8.5, IIS 10.0
MOF file	WebAdministration.mof