A redirected web.confg problem - DOTNET

Hi All,

I am using a web method to retrieve the connection string stored in the web
service virtual directory "/Dev". When I browse the asmx file from VS 2005,
everything works perfectly. However when I browse it from IIS or directly
from IE (by entering the address into IE), I get the following error:

System.Configuration.ConfigurationErrorsException: Failed to decrypt using
provider 'RsaProtectedConfigurationProvider'. Error message from the
provider: The RSA key container could not be opened.
(C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Config\web.config line
15) ---> System.Configuration.ConfigurationErrorsException: The RSA key
container could not be opened.
at
System.Configuration.RsaProtectedConfigurationProvider.ThrowBetterException(Boolean
keyMustExist)
at
System.Configuration.RsaProtectedConfigurationProvider.GetCryptoServiceProvider(Boolean
exportable, Boolean keyMustExist)
at System.Configuration.RsaProtectedConfigurationProvider.Decrypt(XmlNode
encryptedNode)
at
System.Configuration.Internal.InternalConfigHost.System.Configuration.Internal.IInternalConfigHost.DecryptSection(String
encryptedXml, ProtectedConfigurationProvider protectionProvider,
ProtectedConfigurationSection protectedConfigSection)
at
System.Configuration.Internal.DelegatingConfigHost.DecryptSection(String
encryptedXml, ProtectedConfigurationProvider protectionProvider,
ProtectedConfigurationSection protectedConfigSection)
at
System.Configuration.Internal.DelegatingConfigHost.DecryptSection(String
encryptedXml, ProtectedConfigurationProvider protectionProvider,
ProtectedConfigurationSection protectedConfigSection)
at
System.Configuration.BaseConfigurationRecord.CallHostDecryptSection(String
encryptedXml, ProtectedConfigurationProvider protectionProvider,
ProtectedConfigurationSection protectedConfig)
at
System.Configuration.BaseConfigurationRecord.DecryptConfigSection(ConfigXmlReader
reader, ProtectedConfigurationProvider protectionProvider)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at System.Configuration.BaseConfigurationRecord.EvaluateOne(String[]
keys, SectionInput input, Boolean isTrusted, FactoryRecord factoryRecord,
SectionRecord sectionRecord, Object parentResult)
at System.Configuration.BaseConfigurationRecord.Evaluate(FactoryRecord
factoryRecord, SectionRecord sectionRecord, Object parentResult, Boolean
getLkg, Boolean getRuntimeObject, Object& result, Object&
resultRuntimeObject)
at
System.Configuration.BaseConfigurationRecord.GetSectionRecursive(String
configKey, Boolean getLkg, Boolean checkPermission, Boolean
getRuntimeObject, Boolean requestIsHere, Object& result, Object&
resultRuntimeObject)
at
System.Configuration.BaseConfigurationRecord.GetSectionRecursive(String
configKey, Boolean getLkg, Boolean checkPermission, Boolean
getRuntimeObject, Boolean requestIsHere, Object& result, Object&
resultRuntimeObject)
at
System.Configuration.BaseConfigurationRecord.GetSectionRecursive(String
configKey, Boolean getLkg, Boolean checkPermission, Boolean
getRuntimeObject, Boolean requestIsHere, Object& result, Object&
resultRuntimeObject)
at
System.Configuration.BaseConfigurationRecord.GetSectionRecursive(String
configKey, Boolean getLkg, Boolean checkPermission, Boolean
getRuntimeObject, Boolean requestIsHere, Object& result, Object&
resultRuntimeObject)
at System.Configuration.BaseConfigurationRecord.GetSection(String
configKey, Boolean getLkg, Boolean checkPermission)
at System.Configuration.Configuration.GetSection(String sectionName)
at System.Configuration.Configuration.get_ConnectionStrings()
at XmlDataTranslation.GetPath()

Is there a reason why my calls to my web.config is being redirected to
C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Config\web.config?

I used the following code:

[WebMethod]
public string GetConnectionString()
{
return
WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration.(HttpContext.Current.Request.ApplicationPath).ConnectionStrings.ConnectionStrings.Count.ToString();
}