“Demystified Series” Covers AzMan from A-to-Z on Channel 9

2007-05-07T20:16:00Z

“Demystified Series” Links:

Getting Started with AzMan
Programming AzMan – (Code Sample)
AzMan in the Enterprise – (Code Sample)

AzMan on Windows Server Code Name “Longhorn” and Windows Vista

(Thanks to Donovan Follette http://blogs.msdn.com/donovanf/ for this great content! )

How To: STS/Windows Authentication with ADAM/AD, Roles in AzMan with WCF

2007-02-17T00:40:00Z

I ran across the following article by Sam Gentile that may be of interest to you AzMan-ers... check it out.

http://codebetter.com/blogs/sam.gentile/archive/2006/05/26/145540.aspx

Regards,
David

Custom Authentication with AzMan - (A note on SID datatype)

2006-08-23T20:42:00Z

There are multiple ways to implement custom authentication with AzMan but if you are using an approach with custom SIDs (security identifiers), you should be aware of the data type for a SID.

Each sub authority is of type ULONG (32 bit) numeric which means numbers less than 4294967295 and no hex characters. So the format recommended for a Custom SID is S-1-9-1-1 through S-1-9-4294967295-4294967295. There is no validation based on sub authority either e.g. S-1-5 isn’t evaluated in AzMan any different from any other but you run the risk of collision with well known SIDs or prod AD SIDs . ( Thanks Sudheer! )

Regards,

David

Developing Applications Using Windows Authorization Manager White Paper Released!!!

2006-08-17T04:44:00Z

Check it out! http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnnetserv/html/AzManApps.asp...(read more)

Source Code for the Authorization Manager (AzMan) ASP.NET Role Provider Released

2006-07-05T20:44:00Z

Check out the Source Code for the Authorization Manager (AzMan) ASP.NET Role Provider

http://msdn.microsoft.com/asp.net/downloads/providers/

Under Deep Dive...

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnaspp/html/asp2prvdr03.asp

Differences Between the Published Source Code and the .NET Framework's AuthorizationStoreRoleProvider

The source code for the AuthorizationStoreRoleProvider is being released unchanged. This means you will not be able to compile it in its current state, because it contains calls to internal helper methods. However, you can reference the source code to see exactly how the provider maps role manager calls to AzMan.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnaspp/html/asp2prvdr01.asp?frame=true

Role Providers

Summary: Describes the design and operation of the various built-in providers that Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 uses for state management services. (6 printed pages)

Click here to download the entire series in PDF format Microsoft ASP.NET Providers.pdf.

Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 Providers: Introduction
Membership Providers
Role Providers
Site Map Providers
Session State Providers
Profile Providers
Web Event Providers
Web Parts Personalization Providers

Click here to download ProviderToolkitSamples.msi.

Find the file AuthStoreRoleProvider.cs.txt

Regards,

David

How to use ADAM Principals in Authorization Manager (AzMan) for Fine Grain Authorization

2006-05-06T18:39:00Z

Check out this really cool post from the AzMan Team blog! http://blogs.msdn.com/azman/archive/2006/05/06/591230.aspx The ADAM and AzMan teams got together to show how to use ADAM principals with AzMan. Sudheer, Authorization Manager Team, provides a description and csharp / C# code from that effort. Note: you need to be using Windows 2003 SP 1, the updated Win2k3 Admin Pack for XP or the updated Win2k backport. Regards, David...(read more)

Random Thoughts on Optimization and Choices with Authorization Manager - Windows 2003 SP 1 - article

2006-04-06T04:16:00Z

Another new article by yours truly...

Random Thoughts on Optimization and Choices with Authorization Manager - Windows 2003 SP 1 http://blogs.msdn.com/dc995/articles/569487.aspx

ASP.NET 2.0 Membership Provider with Active Directory Application Mode - article

2006-04-05T05:26:00Z

I did some rambling on ASP.NET 2.0 Membership Provider with Active Directory Application Mode on the blog here... http://blogs.msdn.com/dc995/articles/568597.aspx so let me know what you think :)

Regards,
David

Regulatory Compliance Demystified: An Introduction to Compliance for Developers

2006-03-24T01:18:00Z

On a regular trip by Michael Howard's blog I saw the following - he highlighted a new white paper on Compliance for developers which is definately worth a read.

His blog is located here: http://blogs.msdn.com/michael_howard/default.aspx

Regulatory Compliance Demystified: An Introduction to Compliance for Developers

http://msdn.microsoft.com/security/default.aspx?pull=/library/en-us/dnsecure/html/regcompliance_demystified.asp

Welcome the AzMan Team Blog!

2006-02-22T16:50:00Z

The Authorization Manager Official Team Blog is now online check it out at: http://blogs.msdn.com/azman

AzMan Questions

2005-06-22T03:38:00Z

I am putting this place holder out for Windows 2003 Authorization Manager ( AzMan) questions.

If you have them, please ask them.

The AzMan (pronounced "A" "Z" "Man" ) update is included in the following:
Windows 2003 SP1 Admin Pak[^]

Windows 2000 Authorization Manager Runtime [^]

You will need to GAC the PIA. You should use the new interfaces for performance and all the benefits of the new interfaces such as the ability to create an emtpty client context and set the LDAPQueryDN supporting dynamic query groups in ADAM. This update to azman facilitates ADAM and ADFS integration environments. AzMan acts as a claims transformation engine when used in conjunction with ADFS. In each case, it is possible to build an empty client context and load sids (typically in the case of an ADAM authentication environment) or load roles and groups based on ADFS group claim assertions.

[Update: There was a change in packaging. The PIA is not included in the Win2k3 admin pack for WinXP. It is possible to create an interop from the azroles.dll or use the PIA from Win2k3 under %windir%\Microsoft.Net\Authman\(version) ]

MSDN Nuggets - Check'em out...

2005-04-26T04:44:00Z

Don't have the time to read a 10 - page how-to article or watch a full length webcast? Try an MSDN Nugget, a webcast that takes you step-by-step to discovering new functionality or exploring a hot developer topic, all in 10-15 minutes. View them online now or download for later reference. To view MSDN Nuggets you need Windows Media Player 9 Screen codec support on WMP 7 and above.

http://www.microsoft.com/uk/msdn/events/nuggets.aspx

There are all kinds of webcasts on developer topics ranging from working with ClickOnce and Generics to SQL and the new XML datatype...

TechNet Virtual Lab: Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003

2005-04-21T05:30:00Z

TechNet Virtual Lab: Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003

Get first-hand deployment experience through the Virtual Lab series. The Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 hands-on labs will teach you how to set up the portal, organize content on the portal, manage user permissions, create Web Parts for custom tasks, and much more.

Step into the Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Virtual Lab for Free

It's simple — no complex setup or installation is required to try SharePoint Portal Server running in the full-featured TechNet Virtual Lab. You get a downloadable manual and a 90-minute block of time for each module. You can sign up for additional 90-minute blocks anytime.

As part of the TechNet Virtual Lab, you will have full access to SharePoint Portal Server's features and tools through ten modules:

•	An Introduction to Microsoft Office SharePoint Products and Technologies
•	Creating a Custom Site Definition for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services
•	Creating a Web Part for Microsoft Office SharePoint Products and Technologies
•	Creating Connectible Web Parts for SharePoint Products and Technologies
•	Managing SharePoint Portal Server Content and Navigation
•	SharePoint Portal Server People and Personalization
•	SharePoint Products and Technologies Permissions Management
•	Using Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 to Customize Windows SharePoint Services
•	Using Windows SharePoint Services with Microsoft Office Professional 2003 Applications
•	Using the Windows SharePoint Services Object Model

Getting Started

Step-by-Step Sign up Instructions

Before you get started, read the minimum system requirements and simple step-by-step sign-in instructions.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/traincert/virtuallab/sps2003.mspx

Are you ready to experience SQL Server 2005?

2005-04-05T03:01:00Z

Announcing the launch of the SQL Server 2005 Virtual Hands on labs. In these labs, you will get to experience many of the new features in SQL Server 2005 including CLR integration, XML support and deep business intelligence integration.

Just follow the link and experience SQL Server 2005 for yourself...

Registration link:
http://msdn.demoservers.com/login.aspx?group=sql2005

Web Services Enhancements (WSE) SP3 Released!

2005-03-01T03:01:00Z

Web Services Enhancements (WSE)

Web Services Enhancements for Microsoft .NET (WSE) is a supported add-on to Microsoft Visual Studio .NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework providing developers the latest advanced Web services capabilities to keep pace with the evolving Web services protocol specifications.

Download Web Services Enhancements 2.0 Service Pack 3

WSE 2.0 simplifies the development and deployment of secure Web services by enabling developers using Visual Studio .NET and the .NET Framework to more easily apply security policy, establish long-running secure conversations, retrieve and validate security tokens and more. New features include a policy framework, enhanced security model, message-oriented programming model, and support for multiple hosting environments.

View the Web Services Enhancements 2.0 Service Pack 3 Readme file

View the Web Services Enhancements 2.0 Documentation

Download Web Services Enhancements 2.0 Service Pack 3 Redistribution Runtime MSI
WSE 2.0 may be redistributed as part of your solution, provided that redistribution is done using the WSE 2.0 redistribution MSI. When redistributing WSE, use this MSI with the corresponding application installer. If you prefer to not include this MSI in your setup, you may direct customers to this site so they can download the latest version of the runtime MSI.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/webservices/building/wse/

David Crawford's WebLog

“Demystified Series” Covers AzMan from A-to-Z on Channel 9

How To: STS/Windows Authentication with ADAM/AD, Roles in AzMan with WCF

Custom Authentication with AzMan - (A note on SID datatype)

Developing Applications Using Windows Authorization Manager White Paper Released!!!

Source Code for the Authorization Manager (AzMan) ASP.NET Role Provider Released

Contents

How to use ADAM Principals in Authorization Manager (AzMan) for Fine Grain Authorization

Random Thoughts on Optimization and Choices with Authorization Manager - Windows 2003 SP 1 - article

ASP.NET 2.0 Membership Provider with Active Directory Application Mode - article

Regulatory Compliance Demystified: An Introduction to Compliance for Developers

Welcome the AzMan Team Blog!

AzMan Questions

MSDN Nuggets - Check'em out...

TechNet Virtual Lab: Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003

TechNet Virtual Lab: Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003

Getting Started

Are you ready to experience SQL Server 2005?

Web Services Enhancements (WSE) SP3 Released!

Web Services Enhancements (WSE)