Advanced . NET Remoting

by Rammer, Ingo

• ISBN13: 9781590594179
• ISBN10: 1590594177
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-03-30
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc

Summary

In-depth coverage of the .NET Remoting Framework. The first part of the book covers a full guide to the 1.1 framework and its capabilities in real-world applications. The second part presents .NET remoting internals, and advises real-world code and development strategies towards working applications. Finally, the book looks at futuristic remoting tools and their present implementation in VS.NET 2005, and explains how remoting procedures will change within the new IDE and revised framework.

Table of Contents

About the Authors	xvii
About the Technical Reviewer	xix
Acknowledgments	xxi
Introduction	xxiii
PART 1 Understanding
Introduction to Remoting	3	(6)
What Is Remoting?	3	(1)
Scenarios for .NET Remoting	3	(1)
Centralized Business Logic	4	(1)
Physical Separation of Layers	4	(1)
Accessing Other Platforms	4	(1)
Evolution of Remoting	4	(3)
DCE/RPC	5	(1)
CORBA	5	(1)
DCOM	5	(1)
MTS/COM+	6	(1)
Java RMI	6	(1)
Java EJB	6	(1)
Web Services/SOAP/XML-RPC	7	(1)
.NET Remoting	7	(1)
Summary	7	(2)
.NET Remoting Basics	9	(16)
Advantages of .NET Remoting	9	(14)
Ease of Implementation	9	(1)
Extensible Architecture	10	(1)
Interface Definitions	11	(1)
Serialization of Data	12	(1)
Lifetime Management	12	(1)
Multiserver/Multiclient	13	(1)
Your First Remoting Application	13	(1)
The First Sample	14	(6)
Extending the Sample	20	(3)
Summary	23	(2)
.NET Remoting in Action	25	(50)
Types of Remoting	25	(21)
ByValue Objects	25	(1)
Marshal By Ref Objects	26	(20)
Types of Invocation	46	(13)
Synchronous Calls	47	(4)
Asynchronous Calls	51	(4)
One-Way Calls	55	(4)
Multiserver Configuration	59	(8)
Examining a Sample Multiserver Application	60	(7)
Sharing Assemblies	67	(7)
Shared Implementation	67	(1)
Shared Interfaces	67	(1)
Shared Base Classes	67	(1)
SoapSuds-Generated Metadata	68	(6)
Summary	74	(1)
Configuration and Deployment	75	(48)
Configuration Files	76	(24)
Watch for the Metadatal	77	(1)
The Problem with SoapSuds	77	(5)
Porting the Sample to Use Configuration Files	82	(3)
Standard Configuration Options	85	(15)
What About Interfaces?	100	(8)
Using the IPC Channel in .NET Remoting 2.0	102	(6)
Deployment	108	(13)
Console Applications	108	(1)
Windows Services	108	(8)
Deployment Using IIS	116	(5)
Summary	121	(2)
Securing .NET Remoting	123	(38)
Building Secure Systems	123	(1)
Authentication Protocols in Windows	124	(5)
NTLM Authentication	124	(2)
Kerberos: Very Fast Track	126	(2)
Security Package Negotiate	128	(1)
Security Support Provider Interface	128	(1)
Identities and Principals: A Short Overview	129	(4)
Securing with IIS	133	(7)
Authentication with IIS	133	(5)
Encryption and IIS	138	(2)
Security Outside of IIS	140	(9)
Using the MSDN Security Samples	140	(9)
Implementing Authorization in the Server	149	(2)
Security with Remoting in .NET 2.0 (Beta)	151	(9)
Summary	160	(1)
Creating Remoting Clients	161	(24)
Creating a Server for Your Clients	161	(2)
Creating a Console Client	163	(4)
Creating Windows Forms Clients	167	(2)
Creating Back-End--Based Clients	169	(15)
ASP.NET-Based Clients	169	(3)
Remoting Components Hosted in IIS As Clients	172	(5)
Security Considerations	177	(7)
Summary	184	(1)
In-Depth .NET Remoting	185	(40)
Managing an Object's Lifetime	185	(24)
Understanding Leases	186	(10)
Working with Sponsors	196	(13)
Using the CallContext	209	(4)
Best Practices	212	(1)
Security and the Call Context	213	(1)
Remoting Events	213	(11)
Events: First Take	214	(3)
Refactoring the Event Handling	217	(5)
Why [OneWay] Events Are a Bad Idea	222	(2)
Summary	224	(1)
The Ins and Outs of Versioning	225	(50)
.NET Framework Versioning Basics	225	(8)
A Short Introduction to Strong Naming	225	(8)
Versioning in .NET Remoting---Fundamentals	233	(13)
Versioning of Server-Activated Objects	233	(7)
Versioning of Client-Activated Objects	240	(2)
Versioning of [Serializable] Objects	242	(4)
Advanced Versioning Concepts	246	(27)
Versioning with Interfaces	246	(10)
Versioning Concepts for Serialized Types	256	(17)
Summary	273	(2)
.NET Remoting Tips and Best Practices	275	(28)
.NET Remoting Use Cases	275	(5)
Cross-AppDomain Remoting	276	(1)
Cross-Process on a Single Machine	276	(1)
Cross-Process on Multiple Machines in a LAN	276	(2)
Cross-Process via WAN/Internet	278	(1)
Nonusage Scenarios	279	(1)
The Nine Rules of Scalable Remoting	280	(1)
Using Events and Sponsors	281	(5)
How to Notify Nevertheless	282	(1)
Message Queuing to the Rescue	283	(3)
Other Approaches	286	(1)
SoapSuds vs. Interfaces in .NET Remoting	286	(2)
Custom Exceptions	288	(2)
Scaling Out Remoting Solutions	290	(11)
Load Balancing Basics	290	(9)
Taking Nodes Online/Offline	299	(1)
Designing Applications for Static Scalability	299	(2)
Summary	301	(2)
Troubleshooting .NET Remoting	303	(18)
Debugging Hints	303	(2)
Manual Breakpoints	304	(1)
Configuration File Settings	305	(4)
Local or Remote?	307	(1)
Checking Types on Your Server	308	(1)
BinaryFormatter Version Incompatibility	309	(2)
Troubleshooting with a Custom Sink	310	(1)
Changing Security Restrictions with TypeFilterLevel	311	(2)
Using Custom Exceptions	313	(2)
Multihomed Machines and Firewalls	315	(3)
Client-Activated Objects Behind Firewalls	317	(1)
Summary	318	(3)
PART 2 Extending
Inside the Framework	321	(28)
Looking at the Five Elements of Remoting	321	(10)
A Bit About Proxies	322	(4)
Understanding the Role of Messages	326	(2)
Examining Message Sinks	328	(1)
Serialization Through Formatters	329	(1)
Moving Messages Through Transport Channels	330	(1)
Client-Side Messaging	331	(2)
ClientContextTerminatorSink and Dynamic Sinks	332	(1)
SoapClientFormatterSink	333	(1)
HttpClientChannel	333	(1)
Server-Side Messaging	333	(5)
HttpServerChannel and HttpServerTransportSink	335	(1)
SDLChannelSink	335	(1)
SoapServerFormatterSink and BinaryServerFormatterSink	336	(1)
DispatchChannelSink	336	(1)
CrossContextChannel	336	(1)
ServerContextTerminatorSink	337	(1)
LeaseSink	337	(1)
ServerObjectTerminatorSink and StackbuilderSink	337	(1)
All About Asynchronous Messaging	338	(10)
Asynchronous IMessageSink Processing	338	(2)
Asynchronous IClientChannelSink Processing	340	(2)
Generating the Request	342	(3)
Handling the Response	345	(2)
Server-Side Asynchronous Processing	347	(1)
Summary	348	(1)
Creation of Sinks	349	(10)
Understanding Sink Providers	349	(7)
Creating Client-Side Sinks	350	(4)
Creating Server-Side Sinks	354	(2)
Using Dynamic Sinks	356	(1)
Summary	357	(2)
Extending .NET Remoting	359	(62)
Creating a Compression Sink	359	(16)
Implementing the Client-Side Sink	361	(3)
Implementing the Server-Side Sink	364	(3)
Creating the Sink Providers	367	(2)
Using the Sinks	369	(2)
Extending the Compression Sink	371	(4)
Encrypting the Transfer	375	(15)
Essential Symmetric Encryption	376	(4)
Creating the Sinks	380	(6)
Creating the Providers	386	(4)
Passing Runtime Information	390	(12)
Changing the Programming Model	402	(7)
Using This Sink	408	(1)
Avoiding the BinaryFormatter Version Mismatch	409	(4)
Using a Custom Proxy	413	(6)
Some Final Words of Caution	419	(1)
Summary	419	(2)
Developing a Transport Channel	421	(48)
Protocol Considerations	421	(5)
The Shortcut Route to SMTP	422	(1)
. . .And Round-Trip to POP3	423	(1)
Character Encoding Essentials	424	(1)
Creating E-Mail Headers	425	(1)
Encapsulating the Protocols	426	(19)
Checking for New Mail	433	(2)
Registering a POP3 Server	435	(2)
Connecting to .NET Remoting	437	(8)
Implementing the Client Channel	445	(8)
Creating the Client's Sink and Provider	449	(4)
Implementing the Server Channel	453	(9)
Creating the Server's Sink	458	(4)
Wrapping the Channel	462	(3)
Using the SmtpChannel	465	(3)
Preparing Your Machine	467	(1)
Some Final Words of Caution	468	(1)
Summary	468	(1)
Context Matters	469	(18)
Working at the MetaData Level	471	(1)
Creating a Context	472	(8)
Checking Parameters in an IMessageSink	480	(3)
Summary	483	(1)
Conclusion	484	(3)
PART 3 Reference
APPENDIX A .NET REMOTING USAGE REFERENCE	487	(38)
System Types	487	(4)
System.Activator Class	488	(1)
System.MarshalByRefObject Class	488	(1)
System.SerializableAttribute Class	489	(1)
System.Delegate Class	490	(1)
System.IAsyncResult Interface	491	(1)
System.Runtime.Remoting	491	(8)
Basic Infrastructure Classes	491	(2)
Configuration Classes	493	(4)
Exception Classes	497	(1)
General Interfaces	498	(1)
System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels	499	(5)
General Interfaces and Classes	499	(5)
System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Http	504	(2)
HttpChannel Class	504	(1)
HttpClientChannel Class	505	(1)
HttpServerChannel Class	506	(1)
System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Tcp	506	(2)
TcpChannel Class	506	(1)
TcpClientChannel Class	507	(1)
TcpServerChannel Class	508	(1)
System.Runtime.Remoting.Lifetime	508	(4)
ILease Interface	508	(1)
ISponsor Interface	509	(1)
ClientSponsor Class	510	(1)
LifetimeServices Class	511	(1)
LeaseState Enumeration	511	(1)
System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging	512	(2)
AsyncResult Class	512	(1)
CallContext Class	512	(2)
LogicalCallContext Class	514	(1)
OneWayAttribute Class	514	(1)
System.Runtime.Remoting.Metadata	514	(2)
SoapAttribute Class	515	(1)
SoapTypeAttribute Class	515	(1)
SoapFieldAttribute Class	515	(1)
SoapMethodAttribute Class	516	(1)
SoapParameterAttribute Class	516	(1)
SoapOption Enumeration	516	(1)
System.Runtime.Remoting.Services	516	(2)
EnterpriseServicesHelper Class	516	(1)
RemotingClientProxy Class	517	(1)
ITrackingHandler Interface	517	(1)
TrackingServices Class	517	(1)
System.Runtime.Serialization	518	(3)
ISerializable Interface	519	(1)
SerializationInfo Class	520	(1)
StreamingContext Structure	520	(1)
SerializationException Class	521	(1)
System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters	521	(2)
SoapFault Class	521	(1)
SoapMessage Class	521	(1)
TypeFilterLevel Enumeration	521	(2)
Summary	523	(2)
APPENDIX B .NET REMOTING EXTENSIBILITY REFERENCE	525	(16)
System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging	525	(4)
IMessage Interface	525	(1)
IMessageSink Interface	526	(1)
IMethodMessage Interface	527	(1)
IMethodCallMessage Interface	528	(1)
IMethodReturnMessage Interface	528	(1)
MethodCall Class	529	(1)
MethodResponse Class	529	(1)
System.Runtime.Remoting.Activation	529	(1)
IConstructionCallMessage Interface	530	(1)
IConstructionReturnMessage Interface	530	(1)
System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies	530	(1)
RealProxy Class	531	(1)
ProxyAttribute Class	531	(1)
System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels	531	(9)
IChannelSinkBase Interface	532	(1)
IClientChannelSink Interface	532	(1)
IClientChannelSinkProvider Interface	533	(1)
IClientFormatterSink Interface	534	(1)
IClientFormatterSinkProvider Interface	534	(1)
IServerChannelSink Interface	534	(1)
IServerChannelSinkProvider Interface	535	(1)
ITransportHeaders Interface	536	(1)
IChannel Interface	537	(1)
IChannelReceiver Interface	538	(1)
IChannelSender Interface	539	(1)
BaseChannelObjectWithProperties Class	539	(1)
BaseChannelWithProperties Class	540	(1)
BaseChannelSinkWithProperties Class	540	(1)
Summary	540	(1)
APPENDIX C .NET REMOTING LINKS	541	(8)
Ingo's .NET Remoting FAQ Corner	541	(1)
MSDN and MSDN Magazine Articles	541	(3)
``Improving Remoting Performance''	541	(1)
``.NET Remoting Security''	541	(1)
``Boundaries: Processes and Application Domains''	542	(1)
``.NET Remoting Architectural Assessment''	542	(1)
``.NET Remoting Overview''	542	(1)
``Building Secure ASP.NET Applications: Authentication, Authorization, and Secure Communication''	542	(1)
``NET Remoting Authentication and Authorization Sample''	542	(1)
``Managed Extensions for C++ and .NET Remoting Tutorial''	543	(1)
``.NET Remoting Use-Cases and Best Practices'' and ``ASP.NET Web Services or .NET Remoting: How to Choose''	543	(1)
``Remoting Examples''	543	(1)
``Secure Your .NET Remoting Traffic by Writing an Asymmetric Encryption Channel''	543	(1)
``Create a Custom Marshaling Implementation Using .NET Remoting and COM Interop''	543	(1)
.NET Remoting Interoperability	544	(1)
.NET Remoting: CORBA Interoperability	544	(1)
.NET Remoting: Java RMI Bridges	544	(1)
XML-RPC with .NET Remoting	544	(1)
Custom .NET Remoting Channels	544	(2)
Named Pipes Channel for .NET Remoting	545	(1)
TcpEx Channel for .NET Remoting	545	(1)
Jabber Channel	545	(1)
Remoting Channel Framework Extension	545	(1)
``Using MSMQ for Custom Remoting Channel''	545	(1)
``Using WSE-DIME for Remoting over Internet''	546	(1)
Interesting Technical Articles	546	(2)
C# Corner: Remoting Section	546	(1)
``Share the ClipBoard Using .NET Remoting''	546	(1)
``Chaining Channels in .NET Remoting''	546	(1)
``Applying Observer Pattern in .NET Remoting''	546	(1)
``Aspect-Oriented Programming Enables Better Code Encapsulation and Reuse'' and ``.NET Remoting Spied On''	547	(1)
``Persistent Events in Stateless Remoting Server''	547	(1)
``Intrinsyc's Ja.NET---Extending the Reach of .NET Remoting''	547	(1)
``Implementing Object Pooling with .NET Remoting---Part I''	547	(1)
``.NET Remoting Versus Web Services''	547	(1)
``.NET Remoting Central''	547	(1)
``Output Caching for .NET Remoting''	548	(1)
``Abstract Client Formatter Sink''	548	(1)
Remoting Tools	548	(1)
Remoting Management Console	548	(1)
Remoting Probe	548	(1)
Index	549