Customers utilising the ASP.NET hosting infrastructure can increase performance of their application by setting a unique MachineKey in their web.config configuration file. This MachineKey assists in validating session data.
Generate a unique MachineKey
To create a MachineKey for your application, simply visit the vendor's website by clicking here. The tool creates a 256-bit decryption key and a 512-bit validation key, with Rijndael as the data validation algorithm. Once the keys are generated, they are converted into a string of hexadecimal characters.
Use the MachineKey in your application
To apply the key to your application, simply copy the code into your web.config file, then re-upload it to the server. If you are creating the MachineKey to fix your session handling, see below for an example of what your web.config directives code should appear as.
Note: The values shown for validationKey and descriptionKey are examples only and will not work on a live website:
