Applications and services running on Windows Server AppFabric need to be secured at two levels. First and foremost, the application and services must be developed using best practices outlined by Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle (SDL). Considering the breadth and depth of SDL, discussing what it entails for developing WCF and WF applications is beyond the scope of this book.
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For more details on Microsoft's Security Development Lifecycle, visit http://www.microsoft.com/security/sdl/default.aspx.
Secondly, it is also very important to secure the hosting and monitoring infrastructure of Windows Server AppFabric itself. In this chapter, we will solely focus on securing Windows Server AppFabric.
Windows Server AppFabric is built on top of Windows OS and Internet Information Services (IIS) to provide a scalable, durable, and secure hosting and monitoring infrastructure for Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and Workflow Foundation (WF) applications and services. Windows...