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all groups > dotnet security > june 2006 > threads for june 29 - 30, 2006

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ConnectionStrings encryption
Posted by paulo at 6/30/2006 5:13:10 PM
Hello, I just found the following article on how to encrypt connection strings in .config files with .NET 2.0: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dtkwfdky.aspx However it focus on ASP.NET applications, and I also want to do it in Windows Forms applications. Is this possible? Could...more >>


Re: How to - PKCS#7 in c#
Posted by kplkumar at 6/30/2006 9:54:44 AM
Thanks for the reply. But can you tell me if PKCS #7 is used only for signing the message or is it also used to encrypt the message before signing it? Can you point me to some examples where the above is done? Thanks in adavance. ...more >>

How to - PKCS#7 in c#
Posted by kplkumar at 6/30/2006 8:03:25 AM
Hi I am new to cryptography. Our application is supposed to send out an XML message to an external system. The requirement is to encrypt it with PKCS#7? How do I do this in c# code. I could not find any examples. Thanks in advance. ...more >>

HTTPS and authentication credentials
Posted by alanw via DotNetMonster.com at 6/30/2006 2:37:15 AM
My Windows forms client application (written in C#.NET) needs to be able to connect to a web service regardless of the configuration of the proxy server it goes through. I am using the following code to achieve this: IWebProxy iwp20 = WebRequest.DefaultWebProxy; iwp20.Credentials =...more >>

CheckSignature & Revocation Server
Posted by Sadeq at 6/29/2006 11:44:07 AM
I want to use CheckSignature function of SignedCms class to verify the signature of a CMS. I also want the function to verify the certificate chain to see if the signer is trusted. So I call the function with 'false' as parameter: SignedCms signedCms = new SignedCms(); .... signedCms.CheckSi...more >>

How to: check for firewall blocking?
Posted by Rob R. Ainscough at 6/29/2006 10:16:42 AM
Is there a way to check to see if a firewall is going to block my apps communication? .NET 2.0 I've seen some more recent Microsoft games that were able to test for blocking and then prompt the user if they would like to add the application to the "unblock list". This functionality is wha...more >>



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