.NET - Security Frameworks for .NET

Does anyone know of any security frameworks for .NET?

By security framework, I am referring to a framework consisting of a set of libraries and APIs containing code which can be used to improve the security of the application being developed overall.

So far, I have only identified Spring.NET. I have found other frameworks for .NET such as Castle MonoRail, however it is not exactly directed towards solving security issues.


To give you an example, a Java programmer can make use of the following security frameworks:

1. Apache Shiro (Java)
2. JAAS (Java)
3. JGuard (Java)
4. JSecurity (Java)
5. PicketBox (Java)
6. Spring Security (Java)

I don't know those frameworks but from a quick glance at Apache Shiro and Spring Security I get that you are looking for something that will do _cryptography_, _session management_, _authentication_ and _authorization_. Unfortunately I don't know any frameworks that will do that for you except what's built into .NET by default.

**Cryptography** is provided by the [`System.Security.Cryptography` namespace](

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**Authentication** and **authorization** are provided by default by ASP.Net, as Windows, Forms or password authentication. See for example the [ASP.NET authentication and authorization](

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**Session management** is also built into ASP.Net. For example, see [ASP.NET State Management Overview](

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