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.NET Security and Cryptography (Integrated .NET Series from Object Innovations)
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Removing strong-signing from assemblies at file level (byte patching)
This article describes how to remove strong signing from .NET assemblies without recompiling code.
28 Aug 2006, 11:20:00 Source: Removing strong-signing from assemblies at file level...
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Cryptography 101 for the .NET Framework
An introduction to key cryptographic concepts supported by the .NET Framework
patterns & practices Guidance Explorer
What are the security and performance proven practices for .NET applications? You can use Guidance Explorer to find out. Guidance Explorer is a tool to help you find and use relevant patterns & practices guidance.
14 Jul 2006, 16:36:55 Source: patterns & practices Guidance Explorer
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Windows XP SP2 Firewall Controller
How to control a base firewall included in Windows XP SP2 using COM.
CLR Inside Out: Using strong name signatures
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User Impersonation in .Net
This sample shows how to switch between security contexts within the same process. It also demostrates how this can be done on a single or multiple threads.
Strong And Fast Data Encryption With The CAST-128 Algorithm
An effective implementation of the CAST-128 algorithm (ECB and CBC modes)
27 May 2006, 11:03:00 Source: Strong And Fast Data Encryption With The CAST-128 Algorithm
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The experience of using Spices.Obfuscator: Review of options,advises and recommendations
This article is devoted to consideration of practice with recommendations on how to use these options for protection not only against reverse engineering and deobfuscation, but also for protection of algorithms and data contained in .Net assemblies.
Spices.Obfuscator is a tool for protecting different kinds of assemblies from managed C++ assemblies , ASP.Net, Windows.Forms and Compact.Framework assemblies.
The Spices.Obfuscator tools can be customized by means of ObfuscationOptions which can be seen in Spices.Project for each project assembly. Open the assembly in Spices.Net, go to section Properties, open the property AssemblyList, and then open sub-properties to get the setting options of Obfuscator of each assembly.
26 May 2006, 16:40:12 Source: The experience of using Spices.Obfuscator: Review of...
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Add Fingerprint Scan-based Security to Your .NET Applications Today
It wasn't all that long ago that biometric authentication seemed like the kind of sci-fi technology that might never be practical outside of top-secret government laboratories. But believe it or not, you can build a fingerprint scanner into any .NET application you like just by following these simple instructions.
Security in the CLR World Inside SQL Server
Is running .NET Framework code within SQL Server 2005 exciting or a threat? Which is it? This article explores the security issues of SQLCLR code so that both developers and DBAs can make informed decisions about its use.

