This article explains a method to secure a REST based service using basic authentication. The service itself is implemented using Microsoft Windows Communication Foundation. The authentication of the credentials should be possible against any type of back-end. For example authenticate against active directory, custom file or a database. Default, Basic Authentication is possible in combination with WCF and IIS, authentication is only possible...

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Recently two colleagues and I did a workshop in which we explained SOLID Software development. SOLID is an acronym that stand for five principles for object-oriented development. SOLID stands for Single Responsibility, Open Closed, Liskov Substitution, Interface Segregation and the Dependency Inversion Principle. These principles can help a software developer manage dependencies between software components. Bob Martin the author of the...

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