Chapter 19. COM/DCOM/RPC

In this chapter

RPC, COM, DCOM, COM+: What's the Difference?

Administering COM+ Security

Programmatic Implementation of COM+ Security Features

How to Write Secure N-Tier Applications

In this chapter you will dive into the deep waters of the distributed computing security technologies. Take a deep breath and make sure that the words COM, DCOM, and RPC mean something to you and that you understand how distributed computing works. Some experience in C++ programming and developing COM components are a great benefit because the sample code provided in this chapter is written in C++.

The security in RPC and COM cooks on several boilerplates, such as network security protocols, Windows 2000 built-in security, SSPI, and so on. ...

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