I was using crypto API (c++) to load certifcates from registry. To get
the subject name of the certificate I used CertNameToStr method with
CERT_SIMPLE_NAME_STR flag. This gave me the subject name in the following
format

When using forms authentication in an asp.net web site does ASP.NET 2.0 have
anything new regarding preventing concurrent logins from different IP
address's. (when a bunch of people are using the same username/password to
login)

quick question on the recent KB article "An ASP.NET page is stored in
the HTTP.sys kernel cache in IIS 6.0 when the ASP.NET page generates an
HTTP header that contains a Set-Cookie response"
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917072)

I am writing an application in .Net 2.0 that will run on two remote
computers.  One will call the other over a modem dial-up
connection and transfer encrypted data back and forth.
I'm planning to code each app to interface directly to a

Has anyone looked in detail yet at CAS in Vista?
Back in some old documentation for Longhorn, there was talk of having both
application and deployment manifests. The developer would state in the
manifest what CAS permissions were required, and the administrator would

Do you know of a utility that could be use to export an AZMan store from
Active Directory and back in?  I'm looking to avoid having to rekey the store
into another environment and run the risk of possibly mistyping something.
Thanks in advance for any help you can throw my way.

Does anyone know a function to check if a specific user has access to a
file of folder.
A user may belong to one or more groups.
ex. HasAccessPermission(user,path)

Im trying to set minimum fileIO permissions for my assembly like so:
[assembly: FileIOPermission(SecurityAction.RequestMinimum, Write="C:\\")]
But, id like to make sure the write permission is on the systemdirectory.
But I cant do this:

To enable protocol transition in Windows Server 2003, it is necessary to give
the account that the process is running under the 'Act as part of the
oprating system' user right:
http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/Library/e5d4cdbd-f071-4a1a-b24e-9
2713f7fafc11033.mspx

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start fails on windows server 2003
the process returns process.ExitCode == 0 but executing any process with
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start  on windows xp works fine.
anything to do different for windows server 2003? some special permission

Hallo ! I do know how to read a x509 chain, but I don'T know woh to generate
a chain policy. Who can give me an example of an exisiting chainpolicy.
Has anyone experience in designing a chainpolicy ? Is it possible to design
a chainpolicy for the german "qualifizierte Signatur ...

I'm trying to create my own base exception class from which to derive
the rest of my exceptions.  I figured I'd get it to record various
useful diagnostic information.  One of the items I opted for was
Thread.CurrentPrincipal.Identity.Name but it's always empty.  Any idea

I doing something like this in code:
RSA myKey = RSA.Create();
myKey.FromXmlString(....);
Apparently RSA.Create() always creates a keypair which has a huge impact on

I've inherited a windows forms application that uses certificates for
authentication and encryption when interfacing with a web service. To
my dismay I've discovered that the certs are stored in a hard coded
path on the client PC. The customer would like to move to a smart card

I already have a table called Users in my own database with fields like
userName, password, etc.  Can I use the built-in login controls and the Sql
provider to implement a login system for my site, so that all the login
information gets stored in my own database table?  Or do I ...