Securing and Deploying WPF Applications with C# 2010

Overview/Description
The ability to properly secure, debug and deploy applications to variety of user environments is a necessity. This course examines how applications are tested ad secured as well as how they are deployed and managed after they are built. Specific areas covered include debugging and securing Applications, creating and configuring deployment options, and managing how updates are made. This course is one of a series in the SkillSoft learning path that covers the objectives for the Technology Specialist (TS): Windows Applications Development with Microsoft .NET Framework 4 exam (70-511). Passing this exam will earn the learner the MCTS: .NET Framework 4, Windows Applications certification.

Target Audience
All organizations or individual consultants who are using or intend to use the .NET Framework 4 with Visual Studio 2010 and Visual C# 2010 to develop Windows applications; corporate employees, consultants, and university or college students who are preparing for the associated Technology Specialist (TS): Windows Applications Development with Microsoft .NET Framework 4 exam (70-511).

Prerequisites
A good knowledge of C# 2010 and familiarity with Visual Studio, having a minimum one year's experience working with these technologies.

Expected Duration (hours)
2.5

Lesson Objectives

Securing and Deploying WPF Applications with C# 2010

recognize how to use AutomationPeer to enable automation for WPFcontrol

recognize how to use the WPF Tree Visualizer

recognize how to debug an application with IntelliTrace

recognize how to use the PresentationTraceSources class to enable tracing in a WPF application

recognize how to create a Software Restriction Policy (SRP)

recognize how to implement User Account Control (UAC)

recognize how to enable Code Access Security (CAS) policy for an application

recognize how to test and debug Windows applications

implement access security

recognize which WPF application deployment method to use in a given scenario

deploy a standalone application using Windows Installer

recognize how to deploy XBAPs

recognize how to add and remove specific icons to the project

recognize how to set conditional installation and add predefined launch conditions

recognize how to add and remove custom actions, and to improve the action by adding error-handling code

recognize key characteristics of ClickOnce application deployment

deploy an application using ClickOnce

use Windows Installer to deploy a standalone application

add launch conditions based on the .NET framework version for Windows installer

use ClickOnce to deploy an application

enable ClickOnce Security Settings