Fundamentals of ASP.NET Security

Security should be something all developers think about from the very beginning of a new project. This book will teach ASP.NET developers how to deal with security in their web applications. After reading this book you will have learned useful techniques that will allow you to build a good solid security framework for your ASP.NET applications. You will learn the following techniques: - The basics of cryptography - Simplifying .NET cryptography - How and where to securely store connection strings. - How to take advantage of the ASP.NET Membership System. - How to use the ASP.NET Personalization System. - The differences between forms-based and windows-based authentication. - How to securely connect to SQL Server. This book will give you a huge jumpstart on understanding the security model in ASP.NET. You will have tons of samples to which to refer. This will save you hours of time and wasted development. Join Paul D. Sheriff and James H. Byrd as they take you through how to best use the ASP.NET security model. Both authors have a knack for breaking down complex concepts into an easy-to-understand language.