Does anyone know of an analytics package, either open source or commercial, that can be integrated into a corporate MVC3 site running in a restricted environment?
The (rather rigid) requirements for my project are: -
The solution must be installed locally, which sadly rules out Google Analytics.
The solution must track analytics for individual users / customers.
The solution must work on a Microsoft technology stack and work under IIS 7.5.
Unfortunately due to client sensitivities (I.E., security and brand reputation) they cannot use publically analytics packages and thus rule out Google, Open Web Analytics, etc.)
Thanks, and let me know if I need to make the requirements clearer.
Piwik is one of the best open source Web Analytics solution. I understand you need a solution in Microsoft stack but this is based on PHP.
I am using this to tracking SharePoint web applications and I am running Piwik using IIS 7.5.
Configure IIS to use a detailed log. Then use a IIS log analayzer tool (there is plenty, google).
http://awstats.sourceforge.net/ is pretty popular. (PHP, but easy to configure in a separate website in IIS)
A .NET based analyzer: http://www.iis.net/community/default.aspx?tabid=34&i=1864&g=6
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There is a project I am working on using asp.netcore 3.1. d app is a web API and will b consumed by multiple clients(web browser, android and Windows forms). How can I build the OAuth2 server in c# to protect my API.
Most companies don't build their own Authorization Server, since it is a job for security experts. Instead they use a cloud provider, and these are often very low cost or free.
In the early days this is a good learning guide and will save you a lot of time. You can then focus on OAuth integration into your UIs and APIs.
As long as you keep security in your UI and API standards based you will then be able to easily swap between providers later - or use an open source one perhaps.
Here are a couple of resources of mine that you might find useful. My early code is in NodeJS, but based on OAuth messages, so easily translatable to .Net Core:
Setting up an Authorization Server
Initial Tutorial
OAuth Messages - see Step 16 for API Integration
We are developing a windows application(developed on Mono framework) that works in two different modes. Online and Offline.
In online mode it's having access to API's and DB servers. But when it's in offline mode, the data store is SQLite and everythig happens inside the same server.
Planning to use web api, asp.net Identity and Owin for Security in online mode. Seeking some help to build Autherization and Authentication in offline mode. Is there any packages like asp.net Identity and Owin that can help me in this case?
Any help really appreciated.
Check this link out:
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/869223/ASP-NET-Web-Api-Create-a-Self-Hosted-OWIN-Based-We
I used the techniques here to create a fully fledged OWIN system for a similar purpose. The only thing is, eventually they have to sign on. I have it setup for every 4 days in my projects. So on the fourth day, if the user refuses to connect to my server for provisions I will disable the software until they do. I didn't use MONO, but hopefully this will get you close to where you need to be.
I am looking to write an auth service using Web Api, and SQL Server for authenticating and authorizing users on my .net site, but ios and Android apps as well. I'm speculating that basic authentication over SSL is the easiest way to go, but I'm pretty new to this whole section of .net. I'm having trouble finding some clear tutorials that explain how to write such a service. Can anyone point me to some resources on how to do this? I'd appreciate it.
I think you need to look OAuth implementation in .NET.
Here is a video to give you some background on Web API security.
I also suggest getting a trial subscription to Pluralsight training and check out the courses on Web API security.
You may want to target the latest release of Web API 2.0 from Microsoft, it has the most features you'll need.
I think this might be useful for you:
http://www.asp.net/web-api/overview/security/authentication-and-authorization-in-aspnet-web-api
I have just completed my first aspx/c# project using Visual Web Developer Express and consuming some custom controls and external web services. It runs fine on my development machine.
If I now want to test this on a shared hosting account, do I just upload all the files with the current project structure? Will there be any problem uploading the DLLs to a shared Windows hosting account? Anything I should be aware of or changes to be made to the code? Can anyone recommend a cheap and good provider (this is just for testing - no mssql required yet).
Thanks!
Does visual web developer have a "publish website" menu item under the Build menu?
If you want to pre-compile your site and publish it with all dependencies the easiest way I've found. You can then choose to publish it to either an FTP site or the file system. I usually choose the filesystem and then FTP it up myself to make sure I don't overwrite any config files.
If I'm working on a low volume site for a client and performance isn't a problem, I'll just upload my working directory right up to the server so I don't have to deliver the source code separately and I know they won't loose it.
Oh, and one other thing, if you don't configure it special, I would expect you will have to upload your site to the root directory of your hosting account. GoDaddy does have the ability to specify certain directorys as their own ASP.NET application. If you do that you can put your app in a sub-dir of your choosing.
-Al
It would depend on your website provider. You need to get one that supports the .NET runtime. Once you have that, then you simply upload your code and all should work. I personally use www.godaddy.com. You can see an example ASP.NET site hosted by them at www.chessbin.com.
I hope this helps.
Adam
The hosting companies may vary on what they require, but I would think a simple xcopy deploy would be sufficient for most. Here's a link to one that seems to have good prices (disclaimer: I have never used them)
http://www.reliablesite.net/v3/index.asp
Currently applications are deployed only to my office of 40 employees or so. ClickOnce works great for this as everyone has network access or VPN access which makes updating pretty straightforward. Now, it has been tasked to me to figure out the best way to deploy these applications to res of the company. ClickOnce would work but the files would be made publicly available to any.
What would be the easiest way to implement this feature with some form of authentication?
The actual deploy page can be set up on a site that requires Windows Authentication. As long as the domain controller you are using trusts the other domain controllers, you are golden. You might be able to do this at the folder level, as well. If you go this route, you can still use the click once model.
There are a few more ideas here:
http://tinyurl.com/bn5e76