NGWS SDK Documentation  

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COM+ 1.0 Security

A NGWS application can extend an existing application using COM+1.0 security services. To accommodate this need, the NGWS runtime provides mechanisms to integrate managed code with COM+1.0 security services. This functionality is only available on Windows 2000 and it relies on the NT token associated with executing code as the basis for identity.

The NGWS and COM+1.0 role-based security mechanisms are independent and you may use only one mechanism within a single application.

To simplify use of COM+1.0 security, the NGWS runtime provides a managed code wrapper so a managed application can easily access the COM+1.0 ISecurityContext. Applications using this mechanism will need to:

Developers should be aware of the following issues: