Likewise, the Machine.config system file provides ASP.NET configuration settings for the entire Web server and forms the base settings for Web.config files used within an ASP.NET application ...

VS.NET's dynamic properties allow an application to store its configuration settings in an external configuration file (Windows applications\app.config\Web applications\web.config) instead of with the ...

SPI Dynamics – Some of the most common and dangerous application security vulnerabilities that exist in ASP.NET Web-based applications come not from the C# or VB.NET code that make up its pages ...

Some enlightened software architects and developers are becoming educated on these threats to application security and are designing their Web-based applications with security in mind.