In part 1 (RIA security 101: Logins, web services, usernames and passwords), I discuss the importance of security in RIAs (Rich Internet Applications) and set the ground rules for allowing web services to authenticate calls from the client. In this article, I will show you how using the built in ASP.NET session object. When the [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Posting login credentials to your Silverlight app
Posted in Silverlight tips and tricks, Application Security, tagged silverlight, Silverlight tips and tricks, InitParams, Application Security, RIA Security, Login Credentials, Username, Password on December 21, 2008 | 11 Comments »
Many web apps today require the user to login first. On the surface, this is relatively straight-forward for Silverlight. Just ask the user in the opening usercontrol for their login and proceed by calling a webservice to validate their login. But often you need to provide more than one way to log into your Silverlight [...]
Silverlight named color viewer
Posted in Programming Tools, tagged Programming Tools, silverlight, tool, utility on December 5, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I always try to use named colors whenever I can because it makes your Xaml much easier to read! Who knows what color #1A37C5 is? Okay, so maybe some of you can “see into the matrix” but I’d much rather see something like “DarkBlue”. It’s also easier to write because you VS gives you IntelliType [...]
