How to secure RabbitMQ connection string for EasyNetQ and c#?

Question

I need to read the connection string from the config file but I dont like the idea of saving the password in clear

RabbitHutch.CreateBus("host=MYHOST;username=MYUSER;password=MYPWD", sr => sr.Register<IEasyNetQLogger>(_ => new RabbitMQLogger()))

What would it be a best practice? The question is not just about how to secure strings/settings but also how to secure RabbitMQ connection details.

Answer 1

I probably found the answer

public static IBus CreateMessageBus()
{
    var connectionString = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["easynetq"];
    if (connectionString == null || connectionString.ConnectionString == string.Empty)
    {
        throw new VaultServiceException("easynetq connection string is missing or empty");
    }

    return RabbitHutch.CreateBus(connectionString.ConnectionString);
}