Windows

Viewer of system and security information

• Windows Forms application
  • User interface:
  • main menu
  • text box to show information
  • status bar to show title of visible information
  • window must be resizable and text box must fill it
  • Menu's options :
    • Environment
    • Information
    • Variables
    • Folders
      [Hints: Environment: GetEnvironmentVariables, SpecialFolder]
    • User
      • WindowsIdentity
        [Hints: WindowsIdentity: GetCurrent]
      • Roles
        [Hints: Thread: GetDomain, CurrentPrincipal; WindowsBuiltInRole]
    • Active Directory
      • Entries
        [Hints: String.Format("WinNT://{0}", Environment.MachineName); DirectoryEntry]
    • Evidence
      • For Type - ask for the name of type (e.g. "System.String") and show information about the evidence
      • For Assembly - ask for the name of assembly file (using OpenFileDialog) and show information about the evidence
        
        [Hints: Evidence: GetEnumerator;
        do not list System.Security.Policy.Hash type]
    • Security Manager
      • PolicyHierarchy - read names of existing policy hierarchies, add one menu items per hierarchy; show information about the hierarchy
        
        [Hints: SecurityManager.PolicyHierarchy; PolicyLevel; NamedPermissionSet]
      • ResolvePolicyGroups
        • For Type - ask for the name of type (e.g. "System.String") and show information about its policy groups
        • For Assembly - ask for the name of assembly file (using OpenFileDialog) and show information about its policy groups
          
          [Hints: SecurityManager.ResolvePolicyGroups; CodeGroup]
• Hint for enumerations:
  

  Array allValues = Enum.GetValues( typeof( <name_of_enumeration_type> ));
  foreach ( object v in allValues ) {
      ...
  }

• Approximate points:
  • User interface (also asking for an assembly and name of type): 2.0
  • Information:
    • Environment: 1.5
    • User: 1.0
    • Active Directory: 1.0
    • Evidence: 1.5
    • Security Manager / Policy Hierarchy: 2.0
    • Security Manager / ResolvePolicyGroups: 1.0