MCAD/MCSD Self-Paced Training Kit:
Implementing Security for
Applications with Microsoft® Visual
Basic® .NET and Microsoft Visual
C#® .NET (Pro-Certification) by
Anthony Northrup
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Personal Review: MCAD/MCSD Self-Paced Training Kit:
Implementing Security for Applications with Microsoft® Visual
Basic® .NET and Microsoft Visual C#® .NET (Pro-Certification)
by Anthony Northrup
I just passed the exam 70-340, and this was the book I used in the last 2
weeks.
If you know how to program against .NET but don't know much about .NET
security, this is really an excellent textbook and/or a reference book for
you. It is written by one who knows the stuff and who knows how to
explain tough stuff in plain English. It can certainly get you painlessly
started on .NET security right away. I dealt with .NET security in the last 2
years the very hard way. I wish I had read such a book 2 years ago.
(Well, on other hand, a book is just a book. It can't substitute real-world
experience. Take myself for example, my knowledge on most topics other
than CAS and WSE has probably already gone well beyond what the book
covers, but I still don't think I do know .NET security very well. I'm no
expert on security. So don't expect it will make you a security expert if you
are not one yet, though a book like this one can make your road to being a
security expert shorter and less painful)
As for passing the exam, I don't know for sure if the book alone is enough.
I mean, you'll need intimate knowledge about Windows and how to
program .NET before you can truly digest many topics covered in the book
- remoting is a good example. The book is very easy to read and
understand as long as you have the stated prerequisites (unlike in many
other books, the prerequisites stated in this book are very accurate). If you
understand the book, you should have little trouble passing the exam -
anyway, the exam is designed for anyone who is knowledgeable on .NET

security to pass. The book comes with 300 mock test questions - pretty
hard to me, and I feel they are much harder than the exam questions I
answered moments ago. I only had time to go over about 100 such
questions. If you understand the book and also do very well with those
questions, passing the exam should be guaranteed!
Despite a well-written book, it has some typos. Its definition of "collusion"
contradicts what I learned of the word when studying monopoly as a
graduate in economics. Due to the quality of the book, however, the typos
can be safely ignored.
I rate the book 5-star without the least hesitation.
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