---
title: "web_custom35.config File for Cloud Sites"
source: "https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/cloud-sites/asp-net-and-iis/web_custom35-config-file-for-cloud-sites/"
description: "Adding this code to your web.config file allows applications to run in medium trust. Read the article to ensure this action is suitable."
vertical: "Hosting"
date: "2024-03-04"
last_modified: "2026-06-30"
---

# web_custom35.config File for Cloud Sites

This addition to your web.config file allows you to run applications in medium trust, as discussed in our article [Running Applications Under Medium Trust in Cloud Sites](https://www.liquidweb.com/help-docs/running-applications-under-medium-trust-in-cloud-sites/). Before using the code example before, please read through the article to determine if this is the appropriate action to take. The code below is **only** an example, your specific site may require a different configuration. We recommend speaking with your developer before implementing any scripts. If you do copy/paste this code, it must be saved as a .config file only.As outlined in our [Terms of Service](https://www.liquidweb.com/policies/terms-of-service/) and [Cloud Sites Spheres of Support Expectations](https://www.liquidweb.com/help-docs/cloud-sites-spheres-of-support-expectations/), we are unable to help troubleshoot code issues and the example provided below is only for your own troubleshooting purposes.

```
<configuration>
   <mscorlib>
	<security>
		<policy>
			<PolicyLevel version="1">
				<SecurityClasses>
				<SecurityClass Name="AllMembershipCondition" Description="System.Security.Policy.AllMembershipCondition, mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"/>
				<SecurityClass Name="AspNetHostingPermission" Description="System.Web.AspNetHostingPermission, System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"/>
				<SecurityClass Name="ConfigurationPermission" Description="System.Configuration.ConfigurationPermission, System.Configuration, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a"/>
				<SecurityClass Name="DnsPermission" Description="System.Net.DnsPermission, System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"/>
				<SecurityClass Name="EnvironmentPermission" Description="System.Security.Permissions.EnvironmentPermission, mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"/>
				<SecurityClass Name="FileIOPermission" Description="System.Security.Permissions.FileIOPermission, mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"/>
				<SecurityClass Name="FirstMatchCodeGroup" Description="System.Security.Policy.FirstMatchCodeGroup, mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"/>
				<SecurityClass Name="IsolatedStorageFilePermission" Description="System.Security.Permissions.IsolatedStorageFilePermission, mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"/>
				<SecurityClass Name="NamedPermissionSet" Description="System.Security.NamedPermissionSet"/>
				<SecurityClass Name="PrintingPermission" Description="System.Drawing.Printing.PrintingPermission, System.Drawing, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a"/>
				<SecurityClass Name="SecurityPermission" Description="System.Security.Permissions.SecurityPermission, mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"/>
				<SecurityClass Name="SmtpPermission" Description="System.Net.Mail.SmtpPermission, System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"/>
				<SecurityClass Name="SqlClientPermission" Description="System.Data.SqlClient.SqlClientPermission, System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"/>
				<SecurityClass Name="StrongNameMembershipCondition" Description="System.Security.Policy.StrongNameMembershipCondition, mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"/>
				<SecurityClass Name="UIPermission" Description="System.Security.Permissions.UIPermission, mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"/>
				<SecurityClass Name="UnionCodeGroup" Description="System.Security.Policy.UnionCodeGroup, mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"/>
				<SecurityClass Name="UrlMembershipCondition" Description="System.Security.Policy.UrlMembershipCondition, mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"/>
				<SecurityClass Name="WebPermission" Description="System.Net.WebPermission, System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"/>
				<SecurityClass Name="ZoneMembershipCondition" Description="System.Security.Policy.ZoneMembershipCondition, mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"/>
				<SecurityClass Name="ReflectionPermission" Description="System.Security.Permissions.ReflectionPermission, mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"/>
				<SecurityClass Name="OleDbPermission" Description="System.Data.OleDb.OleDbPermission, System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"/>
				<SecurityClass Name="OdbcPermission" Description="System.Data.Odbc.OdbcPermission, System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"/>
                <SecurityClass Name="SocketPermission" Description="System.Net.SocketPermission, System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"/> 
			</SecurityClasses>
			<NamedPermissionSets>
				<PermissionSet class="NamedPermissionSet" version="1" Unrestricted="true" Name="FullTrust" Description="Allows full access to all resources"/>
				<PermissionSet class="NamedPermissionSet" version="1" Name="Nothing" Description="Denies all resources, including the right to execute"/>
				<PermissionSet class="NamedPermissionSet" version="1" Name="ASP.Net">
					<IPermission class="AspNetHostingPermission" version="1" Level="Medium"/>
					<IPermission class="ConfigurationPermission" version="1" Unrestricted="true"/>
					<IPermission class="DnsPermission" version="1" Unrestricted="true"/>
					<IPermission class="EnvironmentPermission" version="1" Read="TEMP;TMP;USERNAME;OS;COMPUTERNAME"/>
					<IPermission class="FileIOPermission" version="1" Read="$AppDir
```

```
```

```
quot; Write="$AppDir
```

```
```

```
quot; Append="$AppDir
```

```
```

```
quot; PathDiscovery="$AppDir
```

```
```

```
quot;/> <IPermission class="IsolatedStorageFilePermission" version="1" Allowed="AssemblyIsolationByUser" UserQuota="9223372036854775807"/> <!-- <IPermission class="PrintingPermission" version="1" Level="DefaultPrinting"/> --> <IPermission class="SecurityPermission" version="1" Flags="Assertion, Execution, ControlThread, ControlPrincipal, RemotingConfiguration"/> <IPermission class="SmtpPermission" version="1" Access="ConnectToUnrestrictedPort"/> <IPermission class="SqlClientPermission" version="1" Unrestricted="true"/> <IPermission class="WebPermission" version="1" Unrestricted="true"/> <IPermission class="OleDbPermission" version="1" Unrestricted="true"/> <IPermission class="OdbcPermission" version="1" Unrestricted="true"/> <IPermission class="SocketPermission" version="1" Unrestricted="true" /> <IPermission class="ReflectionPermission" version="1" Unrestricted="true"/> </PermissionSet> </NamedPermissionSets> <CodeGroup class="FirstMatchCodeGroup" version="1" PermissionSetName="Nothing"> <IMembershipCondition class="AllMembershipCondition" version="1"/> <CodeGroup class="UnionCodeGroup" version="1" PermissionSetName="ASP.Net"> <IMembershipCondition class="UrlMembershipCondition" version="1" Url="$AppDirUrl$/*"/> </CodeGroup> <CodeGroup class="UnionCodeGroup" version="1" PermissionSetName="ASP.Net"> <IMembershipCondition class="UrlMembershipCondition" version="1" Url="$CodeGen$/*"/> </CodeGroup> <CodeGroup class="UnionCodeGroup" version="1" PermissionSetName="Nothing"> <IMembershipCondition class="ZoneMembershipCondition" version="1" Zone="MyComputer"> <CodeGroup class="UnionCodeGroup" version="1" PermissionSetName="FullTrust" Name="Microsoft_Strong_Name" Description="This code group grants code signed with the Microsoft strong name full trust. "> <IMembershipCondition class="StrongNameMembershipCondition" version="1" PublicKeyBlob="002400000480000094000000060200000024000052534131000400000100010007D1FA57C4AED9F0A32E84AA0FAEFD0DE9E8FD6AEC8F87FB03766C834C99921EB23BE79AD9D5DCC1DD9AD236132102900B723CF980957FC4E177108FC607774F29E8320E92EA05ECE4E821C0A5EFE8F1645C4C0C93C1AB99285D622CAA652C1DFAD63D745D6F2DE5F17E5EAF0FC4963D261C8A12436518206DC093344D5AD293"/> </CodeGroup> <CodeGroup class="UnionCodeGroup" version="1" PermissionSetName="FullTrust" Name="Ecma_Strong_Name" Description="This code group grants code signed with the ECMA strong name full trust. "> <IMembershipCondition class="StrongNameMembershipCondition" version="1" PublicKeyBlob="00000000000000000400000000000000"/> </CodeGroup> </CodeGroup> </CodeGroup> </PolicyLevel> </policy> </security> </mscorlib> </configuration>
```
