Encrypting password in a MSBuild file -

i want encrypt password supplying in following code:

<target name="default">     <!-- install service on remote machine -->     <msbuild.extensionpack.computer.windowsservice          taskaction="install"          servicename="__testservice1"          user="$(user)"          password="$(password)"         servicepath="c:\windows\system32\taskmgr.exe"          remoteuser="$(remoteuser)"          remoteuserpassword="$(remoteuserpassword)"          machinename="$(remotemachine)" /> </target> 

i dont want hardcode password. how can encrypt it? please provide suggestion. googled not find solution work me.

thank you.

there many ways this. describe 2 simplest:

have thought using feature of ntfs encrypting file system?

store password in file plaintext , mark file encrypted. user created file (by default) has access file (if more paranoid can restrict access proper setting acl given password file). can read password

<readlinesfromfile file="$(passwordfile)" >   <output taskparameter="lines" itemname="password"/> </readlinesfromfile> 

other possibility store password in registry (hklm, or hkcu), set permission selected user on key. can read registry values

in order prevent directly read password ntuser.dat (registry storage – can encrypt password inline task example way http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff649224.aspx)