URL Remoting

The .NET Framework includes a zero-touch deployment model that allows the installation of an application simply by navigating to the proper URL for the application's executable (.exe) file within Internet Explorer. The Web server does not need to have the .NET Framework for this to function—in fact, it does not even need to be a Microsoft Web server. The local system's .NET Framework handles the installation and execution of the application using a zone-based security model. Downloaded assemblies are maintained in a download cache, which is unique for each user and for each download location from which the user has remoted an application.

The security model used is based on the zone from which the application is executed, which can ...

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