Code Access Security and Cryptography in .NET

Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level

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Overview/Description
Discover how to configure Code Access Security (CAS) and cryptography in your .NET applications. Learn how to secure data access and your ASP.NET web forms. This course introduces you to ASP.NET Code Access Security (CAS), security-transparent code in .NET, partially trusted code in .NET, link demands and CAS, CAS configuration, the .NET cryptography model, encryption keys for .NET, encryption and decryption in .NET, data integrity hash codes, common threats, security tools, ASP.NET web forms, and Windows .NET authentication. Finally, as a review exercise, you will identify three of the top ten OWASP threats to .NET apps.

Target Audience
Individuals interested in learning the fundamental concepts of secure programming, or experienced programmers wishing to refresh or improve their skills. Previous programming experience with C/C++ or .NET may be beneficial

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
1.2

Lesson Objectives

Code Access Security and Cryptography in .NET

start the course

recognize the main features of CAS

demonstrate how to use transparency as an enforcement mechanism

configure your .NET application to use partially trusted code

identify the relationship between link demands and CAS

configure Code Access Security in a .NET application

recognize the main features of the .NET cryptography model

configure data encryption using keys

recognize the process for encrypting and decrypting data

specify how to use hash codes in a .NET application

identify common threats to .NET applications

list and describe |w common security tools to be used with .NET

create secure ASP.NET web forms

demonstrate how to secure access to a data source

use secure coding techniques to create a .NET application

Course Number:
sd_secp_a06_it_enus

Expertise Level
Intermediate