Security How-to Topics 

The following list includes links to the How-to topics found in the conceptual documentation for security.

• How to: Request Permission to Access Unmanaged Code

• How to: Request Minimum Permissions by Using the RequestMinimum Flag

• How to: Request Optional Permissions by Using the RequestOptional Flag

• How to: Refuse Permissions by Using the RequestRefuse Flag

• How to: Request Permission for a Named Permission Set

• How to: Create a WindowsPrincipal Object

• How to: Create GenericPrincipal and GenericIdentity Objects

• How to: Perform Imperative Security Checks

• How to: Store Asymmetric Keys in a Key Container

• How to: Encrypt XML Elements with Symmetric Keys

• How to: Decrypt XML Elements with Symmetric Keys

• How to: Encrypt XML Elements with Asymmetric Keys

• How to: Decrypt XML Elements with Asymmetric Keys

• How to: Encrypt XML Elements with X.509 Certificates

• How to: Decrypt XML Elements with X.509 Certificates

• How to: Sign XML Documents with Digital Signatures

• How to: Verify the Digital Signatures of XML Documents

• How to: Use Data Protection

• How to: Enable Internet Explorer Security Settings for Managed Execution

• How to: Add Custom Permissions to Security Policy

• How to: Sign Messages by One Signer

• How to: Sign a Message by Multiple Signers

• How to: Countersign a Message

• How to: Envelope a Message for One Recipient

• How to: Envelope a Message for Multiple Recipients

• How to: Sign and Envelop a Message

• How to: Export and Import a Public Key Certificate

• How to: Add an Authenticated Attribute to a Signed Message

• How to: Access Hardware Encryption Devices

See Also

Other Resources

Security in the .NET Framework