Distributed Object Technology: Security Perspective

The objective of this paper is to give a brief introduction to distributed object technology and an overview of security features available in Microsoft.NET and CORBA. The paper explains the architecture of .NET and covers some of its key security concepts like Security Policy, Code Access Security, Role Based Security, Verification and Stackwalk. It also explains CORBA and its security concepts like CORBA Security Services, Security Specifications, Security Policy, Domain Access Policy and Delegation. The paper concludes by explaining the way in which some key security concerns are addressed in .NET and CORBA.