Part 4. Security

Part 1 showed you how ASP.NET works; parts 2 and 3 took a look at what features ASP.NET Web Forms and ASP.NET MVC give you when you’re building the UI. Now in part 4, we’ll take a look at one of the most important parts of every web application: how to protect your code and make it secure.

In chapter 10, we’ll analyze the most common scenarios you’ll encounter when you’re dealing with security: how to build stronger applications, how to avoid common errors, and how to preserve the integrity of your applications. You’ll find plenty of suggestions throughout the chapter.

Chapter 11 covers authentication and authorization in ASP.NET. This chapter will show you how to build a secure area, how to leverage ASP.NET’s infrastructure, and how to build a custom provider to extend the existing features provided by ASP.NET’s Membership and Roles APIs.