(Dan Mabbutt) Rather than being just “Object Oriented,” VB.NET is totally object driven. In VB.NET, everything is an object. Even variables. One way to get the total impact of this is to simply glance at the complete, expanded class view of a standard VB.NET form. There are thirteen levels of inheri

(gtamir) Almost every website nowadays needs to maintain a list of users and passwords. Many multi-user applications require a way to authenticate users, and passwords seem like a natural.

(Julian Skinner) In Windows Forms applications, we often need to perform some complex processing in the background, while still continuing with other tasks, such as monitoring user input and updating the user interface. For example, if you think of a web browser, it fetches and renders a web page wi

(Joydip Kanjilal) Authentication is the process of identification and validation of a user’s credentials. After the identity is authenticated, a process called authorization determines whether that identity has access to a particular resource. This article discusses both these concepts in detail.

(Nidheesh T Mani) This article gives an insight into Symmetric Encryption and how it can be implemented in .Net. In the sample explained below we are using the Rijindal symmetric encryption algorithm, which is available in System.Security.Cryptography name space.It also illustrates the making of s

(Paul Turley) As we have endeavored to solve various business problems, we’ve learned to do some interesting things with Reporting Services. On consulting engagements, I often find myself in front of a client who is asking questions like “can you do this or that?” Almost inevitably, the answer is “y