The definitive guide to developing more-secure software applications for Windows Vista

Get the definitive guide to writing more-secure code for Windows Vista from Michael Howard and David LeBlanc the authors of the award-winning Writing Secure Code. Ideal for developers who understand the fundamentals of Windows programming and APIs this reference complements Writing Secure Code by examining the delta between Windows® XP and Windows Vista security. You get first-hand insights into design decisions lessons learned from Windows Vista development and practical advice for solving real-world security issues.

Discover how to:

•Develop applications to run without administrator privileges
•Apply best practices for using integrity controls
•Help protect your applications with ASLR NX and SafeSEH
•Evaluate authentication authorization and cryptography enhancements in Windows Vista
•Write services that restrict privileges and tokens and sidestep common problems
•Learn how Windows Internet Explorer® 7 defenses and new security features affect your development efforts
•PLUS Get code samples in Microsoft Visual C#® Visual C++® and C on the Web