Programming in C#: Debugging and Security Implementation

Overview/Description
Debugging and securing your applications is crucial prior to deployment. This course describes how to implement debugging and security features in C# applications. You'll also learn about validation of application input, symmetric and asymmetric encryption, managing an assembly, using compiler directives, and implementing diagnostics.

Target Audience
Individuals with knowledge of object-oriented programming who want to learn the fundamentals of Microsoft Visual C#; individuals preparing for the exam 70-483 Programming in C#

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
1.0

Lesson Objectives

Programming in C#: Debugging and Security Implementation

• start the course
• use regular expressions
• use the SQLConnection and the SQLConnectionStringBuilder classes to guard against attacks on your database
• use the AesCryptoServiceProvider class and the Common Language Runtime's CryptoStream object to implement encryption
• use the Microsoft Windows Certificates Manager to locate Certification Authorities and manage user and local machine X.509 certificates
• verify the integrity of data by using hashing on the contents of a file
• use either faster symmetric or more secure asymmetric algorithms
• generate a unique key pair and assign it to an assembly
• use Microsoft Visual Studio's Global Assembly Cache (GAC) to store and deploy strong-named components
• use compiler directives
• configure tracing functionality
• work with trace switches and listeners
• configure performance counters
• write to the event log