.NET Framework Security

Summary

The .NET Framework ships with a very rich security model, allowing for very fine-grained adjustments to the permissions assemblies receive. Although the default policy state should cover many scenarios, there will still be many situations in which you need to adapt security policy to your needs. The .NET Framework Configuration tool is your main helper for doing so. Without having to understand the intricacies of the policy model, you can use the Trust Assembly Wizard to increase the level of permissions a specific assembly or all assemblies from a given publisher receive. Alternatively, you can use the Adjust Security Wizard to adjust the level of permissions all assemblies from a given zone receive, without having to delve into the ...