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Learn essential security techniques for designing, developing, and deploying applications for Microsoft Windows and the Web. Visual Basic .NET experts Ed Robinson and Michael Bond introduce critical security concepts using straightforward language and step-by-step examples. You get clear, end-to-end guidance—covering application design, coding techniques, testing methods , and deployment strategies, along with direction on how to help secure the operating system and related infrastructure and services.

Discover how to:

• Use techniques that help secure your application architecture
• Understand the most common vulnerabilities and how to write code to help prevent them
• Implement authentication and authorization techniques in your applications
• Write routines for encryption, input validation, and exception handling
• Add Passport, Forms, and Windows authentication to Microsoft ASP.NET applications
• Perform a security threat analysis and implement countermeasures
• Think like a hacker—and help uncover security holes
• Create a deployment package with security policy updates for your application
• Implement security-enhancing features for the Windows operating system, Microsoft IIS, Microsoft SQL Server, and Microsoft Access databases

About the Authors

Ed Robinson, a lead program manager for Microsoft, helped drive the development of security features for Visual Basic .NET and other Microsoft products. He has 13 years ’ experience in the software industry and speaks at developer conferences worldwide.

Michael James Bond is a development lead on the Visual Basic .NET team. He has supported, developed, and helped secure many features of Visual Basic over the past 13 years. You can find Mike in the Visual Basic chat rooms on MSDN, the Microsoft Developer Network, as well as at industry events.

Ed and Mike are two of the coauthors of award-winning Upgrading Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 to Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (Microsoft Press).