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Windows Communication Foundation Unleashed

Name: Windows Communication Foundation Unleashed
ISBN: 0672329484

by Craig McMurtry, Marc Mercuri, Nigel Watling, Matt Winkler

March 2007

Intermediate to advanced

720 pages

16h 54m

English

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Foreword
Introduction
I. Introducing the Windows Communication Foundation
1. Prerequisites
IntroductionPartial TypesGenericsNullable Value TypesThe Lightweight Transaction ManagerRole ProvidersSummaryReferences
2. The Fundamentals
BackgroundThe Service ModelA Software ResourceBuilding a Service for Accessing the ResourceDefining the ContractHosting the ServiceSpecifying an Address and a BindingDeploying the ServiceUsing the ServiceUsing the Service with a Windows Communication Foundation ClientDifferent Ways of Coding Windows Communication ClientsUsing the Service with a Java ClientHosting the Service in IISChanging How the Service CommunicatesSummaryReferences
3. Data Representation
BackgroundThe XmlSerializer and the DataContractSerializerThe XML FetishBuilding a ServiceBuilding a ClientSuccumbing to the Urge to Look at XMLThe Case for the DataContractSerializerUsing the DataContractSerializerException HandlingSummaryReferences

4. Sessions, Reliable Sessions, Queues, and Transactions
IntroductionReliable SessionsReliable Sessions in ActionSession ManagementQueued DeliveryEnhancements in Windows VistaDead-Letter QueuesPoison QueuesTransactionsSummary
II. Introducing the Windows Workflow Foundation
5. Fundamentals of the Windows Workflow Foundation
IntroductionWhat Is Windows Workflow Foundation?What Windows Workflow Foundation Is NotActivitiesOut of the Box ActivitiesCreating Custom ActivitiesBasicCompositionCustom Composite ActivitiesCommunicating with ActivitiesDesign BehaviorValidationTransactions and CompensationWorkflow ModelsSequential WorkflowsIfElse ActivityParallel ActivityState Machine WorkflowsCustom Root ActivitiesWorkflow HostingHosting the RuntimeRuntime ServicesPersistence ServicesTracking ServicesTracking ProfilesQuerying the Tracking StoreScheduler ServicesOther Built-in ServicesLoader ServiceQueue ServicesCustom ServicesRules EngineRules as ConditionsThe ConditionedActivityGroup ActivityRules as PolicyForward ChainingExternal Policy ExecutionSummaryReferences
6. Using the Windows Communication Foundation and the Windows Workflow Foundation Together
IntroductionConsuming ServicesThe Simple CaseThe General CaseOrchestrating ServicesExposing Workflows as ServicesPublishing as a Web ServiceHosting Inside a WCF ServiceMessage RoutingRuntime Hosting OptionsLooking AheadReferences
III. Security
7. Security Basics
IntroductionBasic Tasks in Securing CommunicationsTransport Security and Message SecurityUsing Transport SecurityInstalling CertificatesIdentifying the Certificate the Server Is to ProvideIdentifying a Certificate for IIS to Use for SSL ExchangesIdentifying a Certificate for HTTP.SYS to Use for SSL ExchangesConfiguring the Identity of the ServerTransport Security in ActionUsing Message SecurityImpersonation and AuthorizationImpersonationAuthorizationReversing the Changes to WindowsUninstalling the CertificatesRemoving the SSL Configuration from IISRemoving the SSL Configuration from HTTP.SYSRestoring the Identity of the ServerSummaryReferences
8. Windows CardSpace, Information Cards, and the Identity Metasystem
IntroductionThe Role of IdentityMicrosoft Passport and Other Identity SolutionsThe Laws of IdentityThe Identity MetasystemInformation Cards and CardSpaceManaging Information CardsArchitecture, Protocols, and SecurityCardSpace and the EnterpriseSummaryReferences
9. Securing Applications with Information Cards
IntroductionDeveloping for the Identity MetasystemSimple Demonstration of CardSpacePrerequisites for the CardSpace Samples1. Enable Internet Information Services and ASP.NET 2.02. Get X.509 Certificates3. Import the Certificates Into the Certificate Store4. Update the Hosts File with DNS Entries to Match the Certificates5. Internet Information Services Setup6. Certificate Private Key Access7. HTTP ConfigurationAdding Information Cards to a WCF ApplicationAdding Information CardsUsing a Federation BindingCatching ExceptionsProcessing the Issued TokenUsing the Metadata ResolverAdding Information Cards to Browser ApplicationsCreating a Managed CardBuilding a Simple Security Token ServiceSummaryReferences
10. Advanced Security
PreludeIntroductionSecuring Resources with ClaimsClaims-Based Authorization Versus Role-Based AuthorizationClaims-Based Authorization Versus Access Control ListsAdopting Claims-Based AuthorizationLeveraging Claims-Based Security Using XSIAuthorizing Access to an Intranet Resource Using Windows IdentityImproving the Initial SolutionAdding STSs as the Foundation for FederationCertificate InstallationAdding the Fabrikam STS to the SolutionThe Authorization Policy of the Fabrikam STSAdding the Woodgrove STS to the SolutionReconfiguring the Resource Access ServiceReconfiguring the ClientExperiencing the Power of Federated, Claims-Based Identity with XSIClaims-Based Security and Federated SecuritySummaryReferences
IV. Integration and Interoperability
11. Legacy Integration
IntroductionCOM+ IntegrationSupported InterfacesSelecting the Hosting ModeCOM+ HostedWeb HostedWeb Hosted In-ProcessUsing the COM+ Service Model Configuration ToolExposing a COM+ Component as a Windows Communication Foundation Web ServiceReferencing in the ClientCalling a Windows Communication Foundation Service from COMBuilding the ServiceBuilding the ClientBuilding the VBScript FileTesting the SolutionIntegrating with MSMQCreating a Windows Communication Foundation Service That Integrates with MSMQCreating the RequestCreating the ServiceCreating the ClientTestingSummary
12. Interoperability
SummaryReferences
V. Extending the Windows Communication Foundation
13. Custom Behaviors
IntroductionExtending the Windows Communication FoundationExtending the Service Model with Custom BehaviorsDeclare What Sort of Behavior You Are ProvidingAttach the Custom Behavior to an Operation or EndpointInform the Windows Communication Foundation of the Custom BehaviorImplementing a Custom BehaviorDeclareAttachInformInforming the Windows Communication Foundation of a Custom Behavior in CodeInforming the Windows Communication Foundation of a Custom Behavior Through ConfigurationImplementing Each Type of Custom BehaviorOperation SelectorClientServiceParameter InspectorClientServiceMessage FormatterClientServiceMessage InspectorClientServiceInstance Context ProviderServiceInstance ProviderServiceOperation InvokersServiceImplementing a WSDL Export ExtensionImplementation StepsDeclare That a Type Is a WSDL Export ExtensionSpecify Whether the WSDL Export Extension Attaches to an Endpoint or to a ContractInform the Windows Communication Foundation of the WSDL Export ExtensionCustom Behaviors in ActionSummaryReferences
14. Custom Channels
IntroductionBinding ElementsOutbound CommunicationInbound CommunicationChannels Have ShapesChannels Might Be Required to Support SessionsMatching Contracts to ChannelsCommunication State MachinesBuilding Custom Binding ElementsUnderstand the Starting PointProvide a Custom Binding Element That Supports Outbound CommunicationAmend the Custom Binding Element to Support Inbound CommunicationApplying a Custom Binding Element Through ConfigurationSummary
15. Custom Transports
IntroductionTransport ChannelsInbound CommunicationOutbound CommunicationMessage EncodersCompleting the StackImplementing a Transport Binding Element and an Encoder Binding ElementThe ScenarioThe RequirementsThe TcpListener and the TcpClient ClassesImplementing Custom Binding Elements to Support an Arbitrary TCP ProtocolThe ConfigurationThe Custom Transport Binding ElementThe Channel ListenerThe Transport ChannelThe Message EncoderUsing the Custom Transport Binding ElementSummaryReferences
VI. Special Cases
16. Publish/Subscribe Systems
IntroductionPublish/Subscribe Using Callback ContractsPublish/Subscribe Using MSMQ Pragmatic MulticastingPublish/Subscribe Using StreamingThe Streamed Transfer ModeTransmitting a Custom Stream with the Streamed Transfer ModeImplementing Publish/Subscribe Using the Streamed Transfer Mode and a Custom StreamSummaryReferences
17. Peer Communication
Introducing Peer ChannelUsing Structured Data in Peer-to-Peer ApplicationsLeveraging the Windows Peer-to-Peer Networking Development PlatformUnderstanding Windows Peer-to-Peer NetworksUsing Peer ChannelEndpointsBindingAddressContractImplementationPeer Channel in ActionEnvisaging the SolutionDesigning the Data StructuresDefining the Service ContractsImplementing the Service ContractsConfiguring the EndpointsDirecting Messages to a Specific PeerCustom Peer Name ResolutionSeeing Peer Channel WorkPeer Channel and People Near MeSummaryReferences
18. Representational State Transfer and Plain XML Services
IntroductionRepresentational State TransferREST ServicesREST Services and Plain XMLThe Virtues and Limitations of REST ServicesBuilding REST POX Services with the Windows Communication FoundationThe Address of a REST POX Service EndpointThe Binding of a REST POX Service EndpointThe Contract of a REST POX Service EndpointImplementationA Sample ApplicationSummaryReferences
VII. The Lifecycle of Windows Communication Foundation Applications
19. Manageability
IntroductionInstrumentation and ToolsThe Configuration System and the Configuration EditorThe Configuration SystemThe Service Configuration EditorConfiguring the Trade Recording Service with the Configuration EditorConfiguring a Client Application with the Configuration EditorConfigurable Auditing of Security EventsMessage Logging, Activity Tracing, and the Service Trace ViewerMessage LoggingActivity TracingThe Trace ViewerIncorporating Custom Trace SourcesPerformance CountersWMI ProviderAccessing Data from the WMI Provider via WMI CIM StudioAccessing Data from the WMI Provider Using Windows PowerShellUsing the WMI Provider to Add Custom Performance CountersCompleting the Management FacilitiesSummaryReferences
20. Versioning
IntroductionVersioning NomenclatureThe Universe of Versioning ProblemsAdding a New OperationChanging an OperationChanging the Data Contract of a ParameterAdding Optional Members to Data ContractsOther Changes to Data ContractsOther Changes to OperationsDeleting an OperationChanging a BindingDeciding to Retire an EndpointChanging the Address of a Service EndpointCentralized Lifecycle ManagementSummaryReferences
VIII. Guidance
21. Guidance
IntroductionAdopting the Windows Communication FoundationWorking with Windows Communication Foundation AddressesWorking with Windows Communication Foundation BindingsWorking with Windows Communication Foundation ContractsWorking with Structural ContractsWorking with Behavioral ContractsWorking with Windows Communication Foundation ServicesEnsuring ManageabilityWorking with Windows Communication Foundation ClientsWorking with Large Amounts of DataDebugging Windows Communication Foundation ApplicationsSummaryReferences

Overview

A new edition of this title is available, ISBN-10: 0672330245 ISBN-13: 9780672330247

Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) is a new Microsoft technology for allowing software to communicate. Superseding earlier technologies, such as COM/DCOM, .NET Remoting, ASP.NET Web Services, and the Web Services Enhancements for .NET, WCF provides a single solution that is designed to always be the best way to exchange data among software entities. It also provides the infrastructure for developing the next generation of Web services, with support for the WS-* family of specifications, and a new serialization system for enhanced performance. For information technology professionals, WCF supplies an impressive array of administration tools that enterprises and software vendors can use to reduce the cost of ownership of their solutions without writing a single line of code. Most important, WCF finally delivers on the long-postponed promise of model-driven software development with the new software factory approach, by which one can iteratively design solutions in a modeling language and generate executables from lower-level class libraries.

Windows Communication Foundation Unleashed is designed to be the best resource for software developers and architects working with WCF. The book guides readers toward a conceptual understanding of all the facilities of WCF and provides step-by-step guides to applying the technology to practical problems.

Introduces you to WCF and then takes you deep inside the technology

Gives you nearly 100 best practices for programming with WCF

Provides detailed coverage on how to version services that you will not find anywhere else

Delves into using WCF together with Windows Workflow Foundation and Windows CardSpace

Provides detailed coverage of the new high-performance data contract serializer for .NET

Walks you through how to do secure, reliable, transacted messaging, and how to understand the options available

Introduces you to federated, claims-based security, and shows you how to incorporate SAML and WS-Trust security token services into your architecture

Provides step-by-step instructions for how to customize every aspect of WCF

Shows you how to add your own behaviors, communication channels, message encoders, and transports

Gives you options for implementing publish/subscribe solutions

Walks you through how to do peer-to-peer communications with WCF

As evangelists at Microsoft for WCF, Craig McMurtry, Marc Mercuri, Nigel Watling, and Matt Winkler are uniquely positioned to write this book. They had access to the product as it was being built and to the development team itself. Their work with enterprises and outside software vendors has given them insight into how others see the software, how they want to apply it, and the challenges they face in doing so.

Foreword

Introduction

Part I Introducing the Windows Communication Foundation

2 The Fundamentals

3 Data Representation

4 Sessions, Reliable Sessions, Queues, and Transactions

Part II Introducing the Windows Workflow Foundation

5 Fundamentals of the Windows Workflow Foundation

6 Using the Windows Communication Foundation and the Windows

Part III Security

7 Security Basics

8 Windows CardSpace, Information Cards, and the Identity Metasystem

9 Securing Applications with Information Cards

10 Advanced Security

Part IV Integration and Interoperability

11 Legacy Integration

12 Interoperability

Part V Extending the Windows Communication Foundation

13 Custom Behaviors

14 Custom Channels

15 Custom Transports

Part VI Special Cases

16 Publish/Subscribe Systems

17 Peer Communication

18 Representational State Transfer and Plain XML Services

Part VII The Lifecycle of Windows Communication Foundation Applications

19 Manageability
20 Versioning

Part VIII Guidance
21 Guidance

Index

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