Just a quick update for everyone. On Monday and Tuesday we had 2 chats. It was pretty cool to see developers & experts discuss some burning issues. I posted the chat transcript:
Developing Secure Applications - http://www.msdn.microsoft.com/canada/chats/transcripts/2004_12_14.aspx
Sample question:
Q: Our current website is written in ASP. We have modified one section of our site (online applications) to be ASP.NET. Is there a security risk of switching between the two using SSL??
A: SSL is the same in ASP and ASP.Net; therefore there is no risk of eavesdropping between the two sites. However, you will have issues with state management as they are incompatible between ASP and ASP.Net
Building Connected Systems - http://www.msdn.microsoft.com/canada/chats/transcripts/2004_12_13.aspx
Sample Question:
Q: How does Transactions in XML Web Services work? I have a web method with the TransactionOption.RequiresNew property set. The WebMethod Function calls two other webmethod with their TransactionOption.Requires property set. If one fails do they all fail?
A: I assume you're using ASMX. In this case, cross-machine calls will not flow the transaction context across the remoting boundary. That stated, if a service call fails remotely, you context won't know about it. In this instance, you might want to consider using Enterprise Services to flow transaction between machines.
I hope you guys like the fact you can now easily interact with community experts and Microsoft employees. Leave a note if you would like to see someone on the chat, and I will try to get them. Let me know what do you think of chats too.
Sasha