Configuring Authorization

Configure security for a Windows-based application.

  • Select and configure authentication types. Authentication types include Windows authentication, none, forms-based, Microsoft Passport, and custom authentication.

Configure authorization.

  • Configure role-based authorization.

  • Implement identity management.

The final exam objective for this chapter involves the closely intertwined subjects of authentication and authorization. Authentication refers to the process of obtaining credentials from a user and verifying his or her identity. After an identity has been authenticated, it can be authorized to use various resources. Authorization refers to granting rights based on that identity.

In the Windows application world, authentication ...

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