Windows Security Programming

Author: (USA) Brown
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Windows security mechanisms have long been considered a dull and complex topic. For years, examples of security mechanism programming were limited to exercises in ACL control. This book provides programmers with an in-depth look into the inner workings of Windows security mechanisms. It covers the core aspects of Windows 2000 security mechanisms, including Kerberos, SSL, task objects, the new ACL model, COM+, and IIS 5.0, while also highlighting the key differences between Windows 2000 and Windows NT security mechanisms. The author, with extensive development experience, wrote this book to guide other developers. The content discussed addresses the issues that modern developers are most concerned with: designing and implementing secure distributed systems using network basic facilities [provided by Windows, file servers, network servers, RPC servers, and COM+ servers]. This book is the most comprehensive guide to COM+ security mechanisms, drawing from the author's rich experience in diagnosing COM security issues and letters from the DCOM mailing list.