Learn the techniques that every developer who works with Visual Basic .NET should know about designing, developing, and developing security-enhanced applications for Microsoft Windows® and the Web. Visual Basic .NET experts Ed Robinson and Mike Bond introduce critical security concepts using straightforward language and step-by-step examples. You get clear, end-to-end guidance—covering application design, coding techniques, testing methods, and deployment strategies, along with direction on how to help secure the operating system and related infrastructure and services. Discover how to: Design a security-enhanced architecture Understand the most common vulnerabilities and how to write code to prevent them Implement authentication and authorization techniques in your applications Learn techniques for encryption, input validation, and exception handling Add Windows, Forms, and Passport authentication to Web applications Perform a security threat analysis and implement countermeasures Think like a hacker—and uncover security holes Create a setup for your application that implements security during installation Lock down the Windows operating system, Microsoft IIS, Microsoft SQL Server®, and Microsoft Access® databases