Config Error Failed to decrypt attribute 'password'

iis encryption config application-pool
WeyCell picture WeyCell · Sep 3, 2013 · Viewed 20.2k times · Source

Module IIS Web Core
Notification Unknown
Handler Not yet determined
Error Code 0x8007000d
Config Error Failed to decrypt attribute 'password'
Config File Unavailable (Config Isolation)

When i run my app im getting this error and i couldn't find any solution please help?

Answer

WeyCell picture WeyCell · Sep 5, 2013

I resolved the issue. The problem was C:\Windows\System32\inetsrv\config\applicationHost.config file. In the config file, I deleted username and password definitions for applications and it worked well.

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