Describe the configuration files in .Net

Hi Manish,

ASP.NET configuration data is stored in XML text files, each named Web.config. Web.config files can appear in multiple directories in ASP.NET applications. This section contains information about ASP.NET configuration files, their format, and the inheritance hierarchy

The different types of configuration files provided by .NET framework are:

• enterprisesec.config which configures the enterprise-level security policies.
• security.config which configures machine-level security policies.
• machine.config which contains the installation settings.
• app.config or web.config which are used to modify the default settings of the machine.config file. 

The Machine.Config file, which specifies the settings that are global to a particular machine.

This file is located at the following path:
\WINNT\Microsoft.NET\Framework\[Framework Version]\CONFIG\machine.config

The simplest way to add application-specific settings into an application configuration file is to use an application configuration file.
The file is an XML file and contains add elements with key and value attributes.

     
     

The authentication section controls the type of authentication used within your Web application Windows, Forms or Passport type of authentication can be defined.

Eg:
or tags can be used with authorization to allow or deny access to your web application to certain users or roles,

       
      

Thanks