Modernizing .NETpad: Late Breaking Structural Changes (Premium)

I sometimes have trouble focusing. No, that’s not exactly right. Sometimes, the problem is that I focus on the wrong thing. And that’s happened a bit since Microsoft released .NET 9 back in November. This is the .NET version that brings initial support… Continue reading Modernizing .NETpad: Late Breaking Structural Changes (Premium)

Modernizing .NETpad: Late Breaking Structural Changes (Premium)

I sometimes have trouble focusing. No, that’s not exactly right. Sometimes, the problem is that I focus on the wrong thing. And that’s happened a bit since Microsoft released .NET 9 back in November. This is the .NET version that brings initial support… Continue reading Modernizing .NETpad: Late Breaking Structural Changes (Premium)

Modernizing .NETpad: WTF, WPF (Premium)

With .NET Conf 2024 and the release of .NET 9 behind us, I’ve finally had a chance to watch the relevant session videos from the show. And there is unexpectedly at least one other change to WPF’s support for Windows 11 theming, one that addresses a sho… Continue reading Modernizing .NETpad: WTF, WPF (Premium)

Patch Tuesday, October 2024 Edition

Microsoft today released security updates to fix at least 117 security holes in Windows computers and other software, including two vulnerabilities that are already seeing active attacks. Also, Adobe plugged 52 security holes across a range of products, and Apple has addressed a bug in its new macOS 15 “Sequoia” update that broke many cybersecurity tools. Continue reading Patch Tuesday, October 2024 Edition

Is path traversal a valid vulnerability valid for a windows desktop application?

I am having a small .NET console application that the user launches on its local machine, passing a path argument to which the application is writing a file.
Can this be considered a path traversal vulnerability?
I was thinking this is not… Continue reading Is path traversal a valid vulnerability valid for a windows desktop application?

Is XML Encryption 1.1 Key Agreement test cases decryption possible in .NET? [closed]

I have asked this already on Stack Overflow, but got a suggestion to ask in this community too.
I’m working on implementing an XML encrypting / decrypting application in .NET with support for ECDH-ES because clients will use EC key pairs t… Continue reading Is XML Encryption 1.1 Key Agreement test cases decryption possible in .NET? [closed]