You need a machine key to fix MAC validation errors. Also, to encrypt, decrypt, authenticate form validation, view-state data, you need a machine key. The below given simple steps will guide you to generate a machine key for ASP.NET.
It is an element in the ASP.NET web.config file that defines the algorithm and keys that ASP.NET needs for encryption. You can generally spot this key in the machine.config file when you install .NET framework.
Step 1: Simply use the below machine key generator to generate a valid random machine key.
Step 2: Copy the whole Machine Key Code generated from the tool.
Step 3: Go to your Web.Config file and paste the Machine Key in the code section as shown below.
<configuration>
<system.web>
<machineKey ... />
</system.web>
</configuration>
Step 4: Save the web.config and upload to your web space. You are done now.
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