Dana Epp's ramblings at the Sanctuary: MSDN Webcast: Dave's Top Ten Ways To Secure Your Desktop App


« Processes to Produce Secure Software \| Main \| Computer Forensics, Cybercrime and Steganography Resources » April 01, 2004 MSDN Webcast: Dave's Top Ten Ways To Secure Your Desktop App Next Monday from 9am to 10:30 (PST) there is going to be a security webcast on MSDN that relates to how you can secure a desktop application using the architecture in .NET. In this webcast, you will see some practical best practices for securing your .NET desktop application. The following topics will be covered: Store non-volatile user-specific data in isolated storage Use Integrated Security and Role Based Authorization through Windows Groups Use COM+ Role-based security as a middle-tier solution Assign strong-names to your re-usable assemblies Use Link Demands and strong names to secure what code calls your assembly Use Remoting as your middle tier via HTTP Channel, IIS and SSL Run your code from a restricted code group especially when using LoadFrom() Create an AppDomain to achieve a security boundary within your application Use Impersonation to allow code to run under an account that can access specified resources Use the Framework - DON'T REINVENT THE WHEEL! If you are interested in attending this FREE seminar, you can sign up here. Unlike some of the previous ones I have attended, this one promises to be a bit more technical, with a rating of 300. If you can't make it don't fret! They will have it available later for download. Of course, I will summarize the experience when I am done if you just want the highlights! Posted by SilverStr at April 1, 2004 04:44 PM \| TrackBack		My 5 Favorite Books Writing Secure Code Secure Programming Cookbook Security Engineering Secure Coding Principles & Practice Inside the Security Mind My 5 Favorite Papers Smashing the Stack Penetration Studies Covert Channel Analysis of Trusted Systems DoD Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria NSA Security Recommendation Guides Archives March 2010 October 2009 August 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 April 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 June 2007 May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 August 2006 July 2006 June 2006 May 2006 April 2006 March 2006 February 2006 January 2006 December 2005 November 2005 October 2005 September 2005 August 2005 July 2005 June 2005 May 2005 April 2005 March 2005 February 2005 January 2005 December 2004 November 2004 October 2004 September 2004 August 2004 July 2004 June 2004 May 2004 April 2004 March 2004 February 2004 January 2004 December 2003 November 2003 October 2003 September 2003 August 2003 July 2003 June 2003 May 2003 April 2003 March 2003 February 2003 January 2003 December 2002 November 2002 October 2002 September 2002 August 2002 July 2002 GeoURL

April 01, 2004

MSDN Webcast: Dave's Top Ten Ways To Secure Your Desktop App