Creating Private Windows Phone 7 ApplicationsVersion: 1.0.0 DescriptionThe Windows Phone 7 marketplace does not have a concept of a private marketplace. Applications published to the marketplace are visible to everyone. When deploying an application for all the users in a large organization, using the marketplace is the most efficient way to go about it. Developers must take steps to ensure applications deployed to the public marketplace are only used by authorized employees and not the general public. OverviewThe Windows Phone 7 marketplace does not have a concept of a private marketplace. Applications published to the marketplace are visible to everyone. When deploying an application for all the users in a large organization, using the marketplace is the most efficient way to go about it. Developers must take steps to ensure applications deployed to the public marketplace are only used by authorized employees and not the general public. In this scenario, to ensure maximum security no usernames, passwords, or salts are stored on the Windows Phone device. These values must be entered each time the application is restarted. ObjectivesIn this hands-on lab, you will learn how to lock a Windows Phone 7 application with the crypotographic APIs available to Windows Phone 7 applications. You will also learn how to provide users the functionality they need to unlock the application.
PrerequisitesThe following is required to complete this hands-on lab:
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See Setting Up A SharePoint and Windows Phone 7 Development Environment Module for instructions that describe how to set up the SharePoint and Windows Phone 7 developer machine.
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