Cloud Service Deployed Project with SQL Azure Connectivity - What is the best way to use Connection String

Hi Team,

I have created one Cloud Service Project with One Web-Role & One Worker-Role. Both are internally use SQL Azure as a Database.

Now, Currently we use the connection string provided from that Portal SQL Server Page. So, is that the correct method or do we have any better way for that ? because we are writing clear text as a password in connection string.

is this possible ?

-- Use encrypted connection ? we are having Entity Framework model.
in this case, How azure platform (cloud service) will decrypt and use that ?