Folks, I have a simple question about how CompactFramework Runtime handles Code Signing and hacking. My scenario is that i have a signed assembly. A hacker ILDasm it, changes something, and recompile it back to executable. 1. Is it possible to Recompile back into executable (since the origin...more >>

First, please redirect me if it is appropriate to the right newsgroup. I have a service using .NET classes. I am trying to follow suggestions of reducing my attack surface by making the service run as non admin. The problem is that when I start the service it seems to start then stop. When I ...more >>

This is guru , i am using transunion's secured feature using client certificate. we are using the following segments in the following order 1> TU4I 2> EU01 3> CD01 4> SH01 5> NM01 6> PI01 7> AD01 8> RP01 9> OD01 10> ENDS I am getting the following error An unhandled except...more >>

I am trying to dynamically create directories in my ASP.NET application (I am using Server.MapPath("/")+"test" as the folder) and I am getting a DirectoryNotFoundException saying "Could not find a part of the path "D:\". My site is hosted on a public ISP that for obvious security reasons does no...more >>

I keep getting an error in FxCop: Partially trusted types extend only other partially trusted types Nothing I do seem to make the error go away. My assembly AllowsPartialTrustedCallers, but during Design time it's fine to require FullTrust. My original declaration looked like this: public ...more >>

When ran from network Windows says "the application is running in partially trusted context...." and disables some of my app functionality, mostly io operations How to enable all functionality in my app, when ran from network? (I am using VB.NET) TIA ...more >>

I've encrypted the contents of a textbox using RSA encryption with no issues but when I try to decode the message in another application I'm getting a 'bad data' error. Here is the the general proceedure I'm using: VB.net 'This is how I encoded: Dim xmlPublicKey As String = "MyKeyPublic" '...more >>

Hi, I'm launching a winform app from a network share which must be run in fulltrust mode. In case the .NET security settings aren't adjusted on the workstation where the app is launched, I want to display a messagebox to contact the helpdesk in order to adjust the security settings. Code...more >>

Hi, I have an application running on on internal network. The security we think we want to use is NT Authentication and breakdown further by determining if a particular user is in an NT group. We have 7 NT groups allowed to access the app. For each group there are only a handful of users...more >>

Hello Everbody, I have a class lib which is accessing a .aspx on web through httpwebrequest and sending xml through post method. Server people provided me a .cer file. I am adding that certificate file to httpwebrequest. But their side they do not find the certificate. I tried following wa...more >>

Hello, I developed a No touch deployment client which accesses data through a web service. The application worked really well until I installed .NET framework 1.1 SP1. It worked well without the Service Pack1. But now it throws a HTTP Protocol violation. Is there any fix to this problem. I...more >>

I feel a little overwhelmed at the options available with security permissions. I have several "wrapper" classes that contain/construct specific classes. I want the wrapper classes to be the only way that these "raw" classes are constructed and accessed. So for example if I have a "wrapper" ...more >>

Hi all I am using .NET FrameWork 1.1 and i include in my project a folder named "Forum" and i want that nobody can enter the forum folder wizout logining into the system the forum is a subdirectory in my project thanks ...more >>

We are looking to implement Single Sign On (SSO) for our intranet and other internal applications. Our plan is to have an ASP.NET “portal page” which will examine the WindowsIndentity of the IIS-authenticated user, and present links for the applications that the user has authorization....more >>

I have just forayed into the world of CAS. Presently I am determining which permissions are required by my application which runs in a partially trusted environment. I find it tough to determine which permissions are required by my application. Of course it would seem intuitive that as the appli...more >>

Hi, I am facing a problem regarding signing COM DLLs with strong name. I have a VB COM DLL (lets call it A) which references another VB COM DLL (say B). I am referencing the DLLs A and B in my .NET Class Library (say NETApp). The assembly NETApp.dll is signed with strong name. Since, NE...more >>

Hello, Can anyone explain to me why I get an ArgumentException on the MsgBox with the following code? I'm studying for the 70-306 exam and I'm experimenting with code access security. Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Cl...more >>

Is there a function in dotnet that allows me to trim user input so that: 1) It gets rid of leading/trailing spaces, tabs, newlines and whatever other non-printing characters 2) Gets rid of all tabs, newlines, and whatever other non-printing characters anywhere else, preferably replacing them w...more >>

which would be the solution to catch the name of the user?...more >>

I have a form that takes in a series of comma-delisted email addresses. The system needs to check that each mail is a valid mail, and that only certain letters are allowed. These emails are then stored in a database, where the system sends mails out to. Each user has a limit as to how many ema...more >>

Hi I have some server based .Net code that creates an encrypted blob that is stored in active directory. The encryption is done with the TripleDESCryptoServiceProvider which needs an 8 byte initialisation vector, a key and the plaintext. I have .Net client side code that picks up the val...more >>