The Enterprise Library Security Application Block helps developers implement common authorization-related functionality in their applications. Applications can use the Security Application Block to support authorization and to cache a user's authorization and authentication data. Together with the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 features, developers can easily implement common security-related functionality.

The Security Application Block has the following features:

• It reduces the requirement to write boilerplate code to perform standard tasks.
• It helps maintain consistent security practices, both within an application and across the enterprise.
• It eases the learning curve for developers by using a consistent architectural model across the various areas of functionality provided.
• It provides implementations that you can use to solve common application security problems.
• It is extensible; it supports custom implementations of security providers.

This section includes the following topics:

• Introduction to the Security Application Block
• Developing Applications Using the Security Application Block
• Key Scenarios
• Design of the Security Application Block
• Extending and Modifying the Security Application Block
• Deployment and Operations
• Security QuickStart

More Information

For more information, see the following patterns & practices guides:

• Application Architecture for .NET: Designing Applications and Services
• .NET Data Access Architecture Guide
• Exception Management Architecture Guide