Working with the Enterprise Library Application Blocks Part II

Summary

This Drill will develop your skills in using several Enterprise Library application blocks. Tasks include caching data with the Caching Application Block; using the Cryptography Application Block to encrypt, decrypt, and hash data; and configuring authorization and caching user identities with the Security Application Block.

Audience

This Drill is for developers who want to use application blocks from the Enterprise Library for .NET Framework 2.0 - January 2006 release, to cache, encrypt, and secure application data during enterprise development.

What you'll learn

You will learn the skills required to work with the Caching Application Block, the Cryptography Application Block, and the Security Application Block. You will find out how to cache frequently accessed data, as well as encrypt, decrypt, and hash data. You will also learn how to configure user authorization and cache user identities.

What you need to know

We assume that you’re already familiar with the concepts of programming and you’ve some experience of Visual Studio 2005. For this Drill, you’ll also need to be comfortable with Visual C# or Visual Basic syntax, XML syntax, SQL syntax, as well as SQL databases (Express or Server). Although not essential, experience with individual application blocks or previous releases of Enterprise Library would also be useful.