Expert Web Services Security in the .NET Platform

by Laurence Moroney, Brian Nantz

Overview

Any company using .NET will eventually (if it hasn't already) expose part of its functionality as a .NET Web service, and securing these features will become job number one. Expert Web Services Security in the .NET Platform is a comprehensive treatment on how to secure Web services on the .NET platform. This book specifically focuses on Web services security, not general .NET security.

Authors Brian Nantz and Laurence Moroney lay the foundation for a complete discussion of Web services security in the .NET platform by first describing the key aspects of security for the Windows operating system, Internet Information Services, and ASP.NET. They show developers how to use the WS-Security W3C specifications for industry-standard authentication, encryption, authorization, XML signature, attachments, and routing with Web services. The specific working code examples and clear-cut explanations will assist developers in readily integrating Web services security into their applications.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781590591154
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	10/29/2004
Edition description:	1st ed.
Pages:	280
Product dimensions:	7.52(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Laurence Moroney is the director of technology evangelism at Mainsoft, the cross-platform development company. He has over 10 years in software development and architecture, specializing in interoperability, security and performance in such diverse industries as casinos, jails, the U.S. Border Patrol, airports, professional soccer teams and financial services. He has written several books on computing, including some on Web Services Security, ASP.NET and Java/.NET interoperability, as well as dozens of articles on various technology issues. He lives in Sammamish, Washington with his wife, Rebecca, and children, Claudia and Christopher. His blog is at Philotic.com, where you can find lots of Atlas and other development resources.

Table of Contents

The Security Process on the Win32 Platform.- IIS, The ASP.NET Worker Process and ISAPI.- .NET Framework Security.- Security Policy Administration.- Administration Tools.- Authentication in ASP.NET.- Web Services and Security.- The Microsoft Federated Security and Identity Roadmap.