diff --git a/examples/mono/1.0/Tutorials/ConsoleApp/cs/src/App.config b/examples/mono/1.0/Tutorials/ConsoleApp/cs/src/App.config
index f312d5f2b..93ce61107 100644
--- a/examples/mono/1.0/Tutorials/ConsoleApp/cs/src/App.config
+++ b/examples/mono/1.0/Tutorials/ConsoleApp/cs/src/App.config
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
         <appender name="ADONetAppender_SqlServer" type="log4net.Appender.AdoNetAppender">
             <bufferSize value="1" />
             <connectionType value="System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection, System.Data, Version=1.0.3300.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />
-            <connectionString value="data source=SQLSVR;initial catalog=test_log4net;integrated security=false;persist security info=True;User ID=sa;Password=sa" />
+            <connectionString value="data source=SQLSVR;initial catalog=test_log4net;integrated security=false;persist security info=True;" />
             <commandText value="INSERT INTO Log ([Date],[Thread],[Level],[Logger],[Message]) VALUES (@log_date, @thread, @log_level, @logger, @message)" />
             <parameter>
                 <parameterName value="@log_date" />
diff --git a/examples/net/1.1/Tutorials/ConsoleApp/cpp/src/App.config b/examples/net/1.1/Tutorials/ConsoleApp/cpp/src/App.config
index de78cf098..82dc979be 100644
--- a/examples/net/1.1/Tutorials/ConsoleApp/cpp/src/App.config
+++ b/examples/net/1.1/Tutorials/ConsoleApp/cpp/src/App.config
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
 		<appender name="ADONetAppender_SqlServer" type="log4net.Appender.AdoNetAppender">
 			<bufferSize value="1" />
 			<connectionType value="System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection, System.Data, Version=1.0.3300.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />
-			<connectionString value="data source=SQLSVR;initial catalog=test_log4net;integrated security=false;persist security info=True;User ID=sa;Password=sa" />
+			<connectionString value="data source=SQLSVR;initial catalog=test_log4net;integrated security=false;persist security info=True;" />
 			<commandText value="INSERT INTO Log ([Date],[Thread],[Level],[Logger],[Message]) VALUES (@log_date, @thread, @log_level, @logger, @message)" />
 			<parameter>
 				<parameterName value="@log_date" />
diff --git a/examples/net/1.1/Tutorials/ConsoleApp/js/src/App.config b/examples/net/1.1/Tutorials/ConsoleApp/js/src/App.config
index dca56a769..4b7bba229 100644
--- a/examples/net/1.1/Tutorials/ConsoleApp/js/src/App.config
+++ b/examples/net/1.1/Tutorials/ConsoleApp/js/src/App.config
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
 		<appender name="ADONetAppender_SqlServer" type="log4net.Appender.AdoNetAppender">
 			<bufferSize value="1" />
 			<connectionType value="System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection, System.Data, Version=1.0.3300.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />
-			<connectionString value="data source=SQLSVR;initial catalog=test_log4net;integrated security=false;persist security info=True;User ID=sa;Password=sa" />
+			<connectionString value="data source=SQLSVR;initial catalog=test_log4net;integrated security=false;persist security info=True;" />
 			<commandText value="INSERT INTO Log ([Date],[Thread],[Level],[Logger],[Message]) VALUES (@log_date, @thread, @log_level, @logger, @message)" />
 			<parameter>
 				<parameterName value="@log_date" />
diff --git a/examples/net/2.0/Appenders/SampleAppendersApp/cs/src/App.config b/examples/net/2.0/Appenders/SampleAppendersApp/cs/src/App.config
index 7016b3c67..33e306e9d 100644
--- a/examples/net/2.0/Appenders/SampleAppendersApp/cs/src/App.config
+++ b/examples/net/2.0/Appenders/SampleAppendersApp/cs/src/App.config
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 		</appender>
 		
 		<appender name="FastDbAppender" type="SampleAppendersApp.Appender.FastDbAppender, SampleAppendersApp">
-			<connectionString value="Persist Security Info=False;Integrated Security=false;server=ate;database=log4net_test;Connect Timeout=30;User ID=sa;Password=sa" />
+			<connectionString value="Persist Security Info=False;Integrated Security=false;server=ate;database=log4net_test;Connect Timeout=30;" />
 		</appender>
 		
 		<appender name="PatternFileAppender" type="SampleAppendersApp.Appender.PatternFileAppender, SampleAppendersApp">
diff --git a/examples/net/2.0/Tutorials/ConsoleApp/cs/src/App.config b/examples/net/2.0/Tutorials/ConsoleApp/cs/src/App.config
index f3d710252..a96ed7c49 100644
--- a/examples/net/2.0/Tutorials/ConsoleApp/cs/src/App.config
+++ b/examples/net/2.0/Tutorials/ConsoleApp/cs/src/App.config
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
 		<appender name="ADONetAppender_SqlServer" type="log4net.Appender.AdoNetAppender">
 			<bufferSize value="1" />
 			<connectionType value="System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection, System.Data, Version=1.0.3300.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />
-			<connectionString value="data source=SQLSVR;initial catalog=test_log4net;integrated security=false;persist security info=True;User ID=sa;Password=sa" />
+			<connectionString value="data source=SQLSVR;initial catalog=test_log4net;integrated security=false;persist security info=True;" />
 			<commandText value="INSERT INTO Log ([Date],[Thread],[Level],[Logger],[Message]) VALUES (@log_date, @thread, @log_level, @logger, @message)" />
 			<parameter>
 				<parameterName value="@log_date" />
diff --git a/examples/net/2.0/Tutorials/ConsoleApp/vb/src/App.config b/examples/net/2.0/Tutorials/ConsoleApp/vb/src/App.config
index f3d710252..a96ed7c49 100644
--- a/examples/net/2.0/Tutorials/ConsoleApp/vb/src/App.config
+++ b/examples/net/2.0/Tutorials/ConsoleApp/vb/src/App.config
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
 		<appender name="ADONetAppender_SqlServer" type="log4net.Appender.AdoNetAppender">
 			<bufferSize value="1" />
 			<connectionType value="System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection, System.Data, Version=1.0.3300.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />
-			<connectionString value="data source=SQLSVR;initial catalog=test_log4net;integrated security=false;persist security info=True;User ID=sa;Password=sa" />
+			<connectionString value="data source=SQLSVR;initial catalog=test_log4net;integrated security=false;persist security info=True;" />
 			<commandText value="INSERT INTO Log ([Date],[Thread],[Level],[Logger],[Message]) VALUES (@log_date, @thread, @log_level, @logger, @message)" />
 			<parameter>
 				<parameterName value="@log_date" />
diff --git a/src/log4net/Appender/AdoNetAppender.cs b/src/log4net/Appender/AdoNetAppender.cs
index b5d05842d..c4e3e358b 100644
--- a/src/log4net/Appender/AdoNetAppender.cs
+++ b/src/log4net/Appender/AdoNetAppender.cs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ namespace log4net.Appender
 	/// <code lang="XML" escaped="true">
 	/// <appender name="AdoNetAppender_SqlServer" type="log4net.Appender.AdoNetAppender" >
 	///   <connectionType value="System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection, System.Data, Version=1.0.3300.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />
-	///   <connectionString value="data source=SQLSVR;initial catalog=test_log4net;integrated security=false;persist security info=True;User ID=sa;Password=sa" />
+	///   <connectionString value="data source=SQLSVR;initial catalog=test_log4net;integrated security=false;persist security info=True;" />
 	///   <commandText value="INSERT INTO Log ([Date],[Thread],[Level],[Logger],[Message]) VALUES (@log_date, @thread, @log_level, @logger, @message)" />
 	///   <parameter>
 	///     <parameterName value="@log_date" />