Encrypt connection strings

Encrypt connection strings

Summary

The system should load encrypted database connection strings from a protected configuration file that resides separately from the source code.

Description

Database connection strings are very sensitive information because they contain credentials that often have high privileges over the systems database. Thus, these strings should not be part of the systems source code and should not be stored in plain text. They should be encrypted using a secure cryptographic algorithm and the encryption key should also be protected.

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