In Visual Studio LightSwitch, there are a set of security entities defined by the runtime such as UserRegistration, Role, and Permission. Numerous people have asked how they can create relationships to these entities. These entities can’t be referenced...

In many applications, you need to filter data that is only relevant to the particular user that is logged in. For example, a personal information manager application may only want users to view their own tasks and not the tasks of other users. Here’s...

Securing your Visual Studio LightSwitch application begins with defining permissions. In the first version of LightSwitch, developers are responsible for defining and consuming their own permissions. Once permissions have been defined, you can write the...