links for 2008-09-12

• MSDN – How to: Enable the WCF Role Service
  …This topic shows how to configure the ASP.NET role service on a Web server to make it available to clients that use the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF).
  (tags: dev dotnet wcf security aspnet msdn)
• Securing ASP.NET Web Sites
  Looks like kind of a central spot.
  …Security is a very important aspect of ASP.NET Web applications. The topics in this section provide background information about security issues that occur in Web applications. The topics include information about how to mitigate common security threats, how to protect resources in a Web application, and about how to authenticate and authorize individual users.
  The topics in this section provide guidance on how to improve the security of your application through user authentication, authorization, data encryption, and more.
  (tags: dev dotnet web wcf security msdn)
• ASP.NET MVC Tip #42 – Use the Validation Application Block – Stephen Walther on ASP.NET MVC
  …demonstrate how you can use the Microsoft Enterprise Validation Application Block within an MVC application to perform both basic and advanced form validation. The Validation Application Block supports a rich set of validators that you can begin using in an ASP.NET MVC application.
  (tags: dev dotnet data validation tools library)
• SourceForge.net: Windows Template Library (WTL)
  Windows Template Library (WTL) is a C++ library for developing Windows applications and UI components. It extends ATL (Active Template Library) and provides a set of classes for controls, dialogs, frame windows, GDI objects, and more.
  (tags: dev windows c++)
• Resolving URL in ASP.net using Tilda (~) | Emad Ibrahim
  …a better solution – using ResolveClientUrl and it looks like this…
  (tags: dev dotnet aspnet)
• Matt Berseth: ASP.NET File Upload with *Real-Time* Progress Bar – redux
  May need this eventually.
  …Both NeatUpload and Darren Johnstone's components seem to have a rather large following, but I chose to see how I could extend Darren's control because it was already using AJAX plus a custom HttpHandler to communication the upload progress back to the client.
  (tags: dev dotnet aspnet)
• Web Development Helper
  I need to try out this tool.
  …Web Development Helper is a free browser extension for Internet Explorer that provides a set of tools and utilities for the Web developer, esp. Ajax and ASP.NET developers. The tool provides features such as a DOM inspector, an HTTP tracing tool, and script diagnostics and immediate window.
  (tags: dev dotnet web debugging tools ajax ie)
• Glassy Black GridView Theme
  Nice looking grid css options.
  …have been following Matt Berseth's posts covering DataGrid designs and decided to try a create my own theme. This theme is entirely CSS based on a standard GridView control using .NET 2.0.
  (tags: dev dotnet aspnet controls laf)
• Examining ASP.NET 2.0's Site Navigation – Part 3 (4GuysFromRolla.com)
  …Thankfully, ASP.NET 2.0's site navigation provides a feature called security trimming. When obtaining site map information with security trimming enabled, only those site map nodes that the currently logged on user has authorization to visit are available. That means the site's TreeView or Menu will contain just those sections accessible by the currently logged in user. Read on to learn how to configure site navigation to support security trimming!
  (tags: dev dotnet aspnet security)
• CoDe Magazine – Article: Fundamentals of WCF Security
  You can also place a declarative PrincipalPermissionAttribute on any WCF operation or business component method to apply the demand before the operation or method is invoked.
  …The identity model in WCF supports a rich, claims-based approach to authorization.”
  (tags: dev dotnet wcf security)
• Foundations: Code Access Security in WCF, Part 1
  …In this first installment of two columns on CAS, I will briefly discuss code access security in WCF, and then proceed to show my solution for enabling partially trusted clients of WCF services.
  (tags: dev dotnet wcf security)
• BBC NEWS | Business | Market Data | The BBC Global 30 index
  Interesting index.
  …The BBC Global 30 combines Europe, Asia and North America – the three power centres of the global economy – in a single index.
  (tags: business stocks investments)

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