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Building Web Services with Windows Azure (new)

Building Web Services with Windows Azure (new)

By : Kaufman, Nikhil Sachdeva
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Building Web Services with Windows Azure (new)

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By: Kaufman, Nikhil Sachdeva
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Overview of this book

If you are a .NET developer who wants to develop end-to-end RESTful applications in the cloud, then this book is for you. A working knowledge of C# will help you get the most out of this book.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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What this book covers
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What you need for this book
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Who this book is for
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Conventions
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Introduction
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Introduction
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Getting to know HTTP
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HTTP 2.0
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The rise of REST
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The REST style of services
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Web API and Microsoft Azure
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Summary
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1. Getting Started with the ASP.NET Web API
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1. Getting Started with the ASP.NET Web API
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The ASP.NET Web API framework
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Background
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Building blocks
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Design principles behind the ASP.NET Web API
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Application scenarios
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Behind the scenes with the ASP.NET Web API
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Routing and dispatching
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Creating our first ASP.NET Web API
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Testing the Web API
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Committing changes to Git
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Deploying the ASP.NET Web API using Azure Websites
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Continuous Deployment using Azure Websites
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2. Extending the ASP.NET Web API
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2. Extending the ASP.NET Web API
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Attribute routing
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Content negotiation
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Securing the ASP.NET Web API
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Hosting
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3. API Management
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3. API Management
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Azure API Management
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Managing a Web API
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Consuming the Web API
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Summary
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4. Developing a Web API for Mobile Apps
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4. Developing a Web API for Mobile Apps
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Azure Mobile Services
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Creating a Web API using Mobile Services
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Leftovers
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Summary
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5. Connecting Applications with Microsoft Azure Service Bus
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5. Connecting Applications with Microsoft Azure Service Bus
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Azure Service Bus
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6. Creating Hybrid Services
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6. Creating Hybrid Services
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Service Bus Relay Service
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BizTalk Hybrid Connect
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Summary
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7. Data Services in the Cloud – an Overview of ADO.NET and Entity Framework
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7. Data Services in the Cloud – an Overview of ADO.NET and Entity Framework
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Key layers of distributed applications
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Data and data access technologies
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Creating a data source for a Web API application
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8. Data Services in the Cloud – Microsoft Azure Storage
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8. Data Services in the Cloud – Microsoft Azure Storage
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Microsoft Azure Storage
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Using Microsoft Azure Storage in the Web API application
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9. Data Services in the Cloud – NoSQL in Microsoft Azure
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9. Data Services in the Cloud – NoSQL in Microsoft Azure
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Understanding NoSQL
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An overview of Microsoft Azure NoSQL technologies
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DocumentDB in a Web API application
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MongoLab MongoDB on Microsoft Azure
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Index
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Securing the ASP.NET Web API

Multiple extension points in the ASP.NET Web API enable developers to implement a feature in different ways. Some features can be provided by the hosting platform while some are available as part of the ASP.NET Web API framework. In this section, we discuss options available for Web API authentication and authorization and delve into the details of some of the features provided by the ASP.NET Web API framework.

The following table lists the various options that can be used to secure an ASP.NET Web API:

Option

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Authentication filters

These provide a clean and granular way of implementing authentication for Web API controllers and actions. For example, they allow us to enable multiple authentication schemes for each controller or even for a particular action. We discuss authentication filters later in this section.

Authorization filters

These are used to determine access to a resource based on incoming user credentials. We discuss authorization...

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