Effective Use of Microsoft Enterprise Library

Figures xvTables xxiiiForeword xxvPreface xxixAcknowledgments xliAbout the Author xliiiChapter 1: The Configuration Application Block Runtime 1 What Is the Configuration Application Block? 2 Design of the Configuration Application Block Runtime 3 Developing with the Configuration Application Block 52 Summary 59 Chapter 2: The Configuration Application Block Design-Time 61 Configuration and the Enterprise Library Configuration Tool 62 Behind the Configuration Design-Time 84 Example: Design-Time Configuration 100 Summary 107 Chapter 3: The Data Access Application Block 109 What Is the Data Access Application Block? 110 Design of the Data Access Application Block 112 Using the Data Access Application Block's API 138 Summary 175 Chapter 4: The Caching Application Block 177 What Is the Caching Application Block? 178 The Design of the Caching Application Block 183 Developing with the Caching Application Block 220 Summary 240 Chapter 5: The Exception Handling Application Block 241 What Is the Exception Handling Application Block? 242 The Design of the Exception Handling Application Block 247 Developing with the Exception Handling Application Block 290 Summary 304 Chapter 6: The Logging and Instrumentation Application Block 307 What Is the Logging and Instrumentation Application Block? 308 Design of the Logging and Instrumentation Application Block 310 Developing with the Logging and Instrumentation Application Block 376 Summary 394 Chapter 7: The Security Application Block 397 What Is the Security Application Block? 399 Design of the Security Application Block 400 Developing with the Security Application Block 457 Summary 484 Chapter 8: The Cryptography Application Block 487 What Is the Cryptography Application Block? 488 .NET Cryptography 489 Design of the Cryptography Application Block 492 Developing with the Cryptography Application Block 509 Summary 524 Chapter 9: Building an Application Block 525 Vision and Design Goals 526 Core Functionality 529 Pluggable Providers

Len Fenster is the lead architect for .NET Development for Microsoft Consulting Service's U.S. East Region. During his last eight years at Microsoft, he has focused on helping many enterprises create robust applications based on Microsoft technology. Most recently, Len has been working with the Microsoft patterns & practices team on the next version of Enterprise Library. Even before his career with Microsoft, Len led a global team of developers and architects that built distributed applications based on Microsoft technologies. Since the advent of .NET, Len has served as an enterprise architect for Microsoft Consulting Services and has leveraged his considerable experience to help many enterprises incorporate .NET into their own technology strategies. Len speaks on a regular basis to companies and at architecture forums about architecting solutions based on .NET and service oriented architecture.