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Web Services Security in The .NET Framework
The proliferation of Web Services on the market and their universal acceptance on the Internet makes them more vulnerable to security threats. Therefore, we need to tighten security for our Web Services and pay attention to it. With ASP.NET, Microsoft has provided the necessary features for securing our Web Services and other Web resources. In this article, Mansoor Ahmed Siddiqui explains how to unleash the power of ASP.NET security.
The Basics of Manipulating File Access Control Lists with C#
Learn about file access control lists and how to use C# to read and modify them to improve the security of your applications and your IT infrastructure.
XSD Tutorial: XML Schemas For Beginners
This five-part article gives a basic overview of the building blocks underlying XML Schemas, showing how and when to use them.
.NET Tip: Creating a Password-Checking Function
Password security is an easy way to tighten access to any application. Use this function to check a password against a set of rules, as well as a set of previously used passwords.
Asynchronous Web Services in .NET Using WSE 2.0
Discover an approach to efficiently communicate with a Web service asynchronously.
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