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Web.config file

Sumita Jain

14y2.1kAzure

Can any one explain why we are not able to access web.config file from the browser ?

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Satish Bhat14y ago
ASP.NET protects configuration files (Machine.config & Web.config) from outside access by configuring Internet Information Services (IIS) to prevent direct browser access to them.

HTTP access error 403 (forbidden) is returned to any browser attempting to request a configuration file directly.