Visual Basic® Programmer's Guide to the .NET Framework Class Library

Appendix C. .NET Security Models

IN THIS APPENDIX

• Security Policies

• Code Access Security

• Role-Based Security

The .NET Framework provides developers with a multitude of constructs for enforcing application-level security. This appendix describes how security policies work in the Framework and details the two major application security models embraced by the .NET Framework: role-based security and code access security.