Overview Security Classes in VB.NET: Part 3

In this article I will explain you about Security Classes in VB.NET.
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The example22.17 given below illustrates a typical use of the Assert method. First, file I/O permission is demanded. Then the Assert method is called to affirm permission to unmanaged code. As a result, no more stack walk-ups are performed until processing of the unmanaged code is complete.

Listing 22.17: Assert Example

        
Try
            Dim p1 As New FileIOPermission(FileIOPermissionAccess.Read, "C:\dir1\")
            filePerm.Demand()
            Dim unmanagedPerm As New SecurityPermission(SecurityPermissionFlags.UnmanagedCode)
            ' call unmanaged code
            unmanagedPerm.Assert() 
            ' demand for file I/O permission failed.
        Catch

        End Try

Listing 22.18 uses the Demand and Assert methods together for performance tuning. First, you demand an environment variable for read permission. Then you assert that need and execute nonrisky code in terms of that environment permission.

Listing 22.18: Demand and Assert Example


       
' demand and assert together
        Try
            Dim envPerm As New EnvironmentPermission(EnvironmentPermissionAccess.Read, "TEMP")
            ' Demand it once to see if it has been granted.
            envPerm.Demand()
            ' Assert the permission to stop the stack walk here.
            envPerm.Assert()
            ' code that reads TEMP environment variable
            For i As Integer = 0 To 99
            Next
 
            ' The demand failed.
        Catch

        End Try

SecurityAction Enumeration

SecurityAction is an enumeration that encompasses the following elements:

  • LinkDemand

  • InheritanceDemand

  • Demand

  • Assert

  • Deny

  • PermitOnly

  • RequestMinimum

  • RequestOptional

  • RequestRefuse

SecurityPermissionFlag Enumeration

The SecurityPermissionFlag enumeration helps to specify access flags for the security permission object. The SecurityPermission class uses this enumeration. Many of these flags are powerful and should be granted only to highly trusted code.

The enumeration contains the following elements:

  • AllFlags

  • Assertion

  • ControlAppDomain

  • ControlDomainPolicy

  • ControlEvidence

  • ControlPolicy

  • ControlPrincipal

  • ControlThread

  • Execution

  • Infrastructure

  • NoFlags

  • RemotingConfiguration

  • SerializationFormatter

  • SkipVerification

  • UnmanagedCode

Listing 22.19 shows how to use the SecurityPermissionFlag enumeration to request minimum security in the class attributes. This causes security verification to be skipped during JIT compilation.

Listing 22.19: SecurityPermissionFlag


            // SecurityPermissionFlag     
        <SecurityPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.RequestMinimum,
        Flags:=SecurityPermissionFlag.SkipVerification)> _   
        Public Class MySecureClass
            Shared Sub DenyAllSecurityPermissions()
            
// code here
            End Sub
        End Class  

Conclusion

Hope this article would have helped you in understanding Security Classes in VB.NET.

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