When creating Kentor.AuthServices the goal was to create a solution that as seamlessly as possible integrates with the security model of ASP.NET. This is a comparison of Kentor.AuthServices and Shibboleth, the existing open source solution that seems to be mostly used. When I decided to write my own service provider for .NET I had done… Continue reading Kentor.AuthServices vs. Shibboleth for SAML2 on ASP.NET
Creating a Self Signed Certificate in Windows
This is a short guide on how to create a self signed certificate in Windows and store it in files. There are many similar guides available out there, but most of them also imports the freshly created certificate into the certificate store. Sometimes I prefer to be able to create a certificate without polluting my… Continue reading Creating a Self Signed Certificate in Windows
Scrum – What’s in it for me, the Developer?
What does a developer gain by embracing Scrum? I’m a strong believer of Scrum, but some time ago, I got my beliefs questioned. That is always good because it forces one to think them over again and reason about why one believe in certain things. It was not until several months later that I realised… Continue reading Scrum – What’s in it for me, the Developer?
Two Years of Passion
It’s now two years since I started the Passion for Coding blog. I’d like to share a few thoughts about blogging and also say a big THANK YOU to everyone reading and commenting and sharing my posts. It is strange to know that my writing now reaches to almost every country in the world –… Continue reading Two Years of Passion
Enums and Lookup Tables with EF Code First
With EntityFramework’s support for enums, there is no longer any need to include lookup tables in the model. But I do want to have them in the database for integrity, even with code first. I’ve been thinking for some time about to handle enums with code first. The idea behind code first is to be… Continue reading Enums and Lookup Tables with EF Code First