You create Web-based client applications. You are evaluating the configuration architecture of an application that connects to a database by using a connection string. This connection string contains a user name and a password. You place the connection string in the <connectionStrings> section of the Web.config file. You want to ensure that the connection string is protected. You need to decide the format in which to store the configuration attributes. What should you recommend?

A.
Encrypting the <protectedData> section, the <connectionStrings> section, and the <CipherData> section of the Web.config file.

B.
Encrypting the entire Web.config file.

C.
Encrypting the <connectionStrings> section of the Web.config file.

D.
Encrypting the <connectionStrings> section and the <protectedData> section of the Web.config file.