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Book ReviewsSecurity for Microsoft Visual Basic .NET |
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Book: Security for Microsoft Visual Basic .NET
Written by: Ed Robinson Michael James Bond |
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5
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Little more than basic security information
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2 / 5
I purchased the book in order to get some depth on the inner workings of code access security and version management as it pertains to strongly named assemblies. In neither case did the book offer anything more than a rehash of the documentation -- and not in a particularly well thought out or organized manor.
What an eye-opener
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5 / 5
When I first saw this book, I thought "How can they write a whole book on security?" So out of intellectual curiosity, I started flipping through the pages. It was like getting kicked in the stomach, not because it was wrong, but because it was right. It made me fundamentally re-think how I write my code and really shifted my whole mental image. Too many times developers think that if an app does what users want and runs fast and is reliable, that's all there is to it. Not anymore. The most killer app written wouldn't impress anyone if it got hacked and cost them a lot of money. There days, too many people are trying to hack your stuff, and having your app busted is no less 'bad' than having a logic flaw miscalculate tons of money. Moreoever, security breaches often make the headlines so it's a lose/lose for everyone if your security is breached. The good news... buy this book, follow their guidelines religously, keep up to date with security issues, and sleep easy at night.
Worth the trip to the bookstore
Rating:
5 / 5
I was a little bit skeptical to buy this book since Amazon hasn�t put up a description yet, so I went to my local bookstore to check it out. I got to readin it and couldn�t put it down. I was never really sure if my VB code was secure or not.. I�ve read other books that are heavy on security options, but light on recommendations. This book gave me both the options and recommendations. It told me exactly what I needed to do to use encryption in my program. Something I was never able to figure out from the documentation. Plus it gave me plenty of other ideas on how to make my VB code better and more secure. Now I feel like I�m in control of my VB code again. It was well worth the trip!
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