Key technologies for Windows Store business apps

1. Key technologies for Windows Store business apps Robert Green Technical Evangelist rogreen@microsoft.com, @rogreen_ms

2. Agenda • Data • Security and authentication • Testing • Deployment

3. Data storage options • Application data APIs (Local or roaming) • HTML5web storage • Indexed DB • Extensible storage engine • 3rd party databases • SQL server • SQL Azure • Other Remote data Local data

4. Application data APIs • Use it for settings and unstructured data files • Provides a local and roaming data store • Files have no size limit • Roaming files and settings are limited per package in overall size, as defined by ApplicationData.RoamingStorageQuota • Available for all languages

5. Extensible storage engine • Use for structured and unstructured data • ISAM storage technology • Store data in tables and retrieve it using indexed or sequential cursor navigation • Only C/C++ APIs are provided, but you can wrap calls in a WinRT object for use by any language

6. IndexedDB • Use it for structured and indexed data storage • Designed to hold simple values and hierarchical objects • ISAM storage technology • Records consist of key-value pairs that can be indexed • Each app has a quota of 250MB • Available in JavaScript

7. SQLite • In process library implementing a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine • Database contained in a single file • Small memory footprint • Free and open source • www.sqlite.org • SQLite for Windows Runtime extension for C#/VB/C++ developers

8. Existing services Sockets • Datagram • MessageWeb • TCP stream • StreamWeb HTTP • HttpClient/HttpReponseMessage • WinJS.XHR • XmlHttpRequest AtomPub/Syndication Data Services • ASMX • WCF • OData Through the cloud SQL Server Dynamics SAP Other Directly on-premise

9. Synchronization framework for Windows Runtime App SQL Server Sync Service OData SQLite

10. SQLite and synchronization framework • Demo

11. AuthenticationMeeting enterprise standards Integrated Windows authentication Enterprise authentication and private network App certificate‒My and Root stores Certificates Multi-factor authentication Credential picker and shared user certifications Federal ADFS authentication Web authentication broker Single sign on Live, Facebook, etc. Web authentication broker

12. Certificates • Create/install/import/enroll certificates • Use classes in Windows.Security.Cryptography.Certificates namespace • Each Windows Store app has its own certificate storage • Declare sharedUserCertificates capability to access certs and keys on a smart card

13. Authentication • Demo

14. Data protection • DataProtectionProvider class in Windows.Security.Cryptography.DataProtection namespace • Protect and unprotect methods • Simple way to encrypt and decrypt data

15. Algorithms and keys • Windows.Security.Cryptography.Core namespace • Encryption, signing, and hashing • Symmetric and asymmetric keys • Algorithm providers • HashAlgorithmProvider • MacAlgorithmProvider • SymmetricKeyAlgorithmProvider • AsymmetricKeyAlgorithmProvider • KeyDerivationAlgorithmProvider

16. Manual testing with Test Manager 2012 • Requirements: Visual Studio 2012 Pro or above team foundation server • Validate app based on test suite or do exploratory testing • Connect to Windows 8 device and run app • File bugs and attach screenshots • Test Manager records your actions • Works on both x86 and ARM devices

17. Remote testing • Download Remote Tools for Visual Studio 2012 • x86, x64, and ARM versions • Debug app from Visual Studio • Review prompt to acquire a developer license on a remote device • Visual Studio packages and deploys the app and launches it on remote device

18. Remote testing • Demo

19. LOB Windows Store app delivery Sideload from customer infrastructure Download from Windows Store Management infrastructure cloud Self-Service Portal (SSP) Windows RT Public apps Custom LOB apps Windows 8 (x86) application delivery

20. Preparing apps for IT direct distribution • Sign with trusted certificate • Certificate must be trusted on all machines that will deploy the app • Publisher name in certificate must match publisher name in app • Run the Windows App Cert Kit • Validates technical compliance of the app • Validate the app’s capabilities • Check for usage of appropriate capabilities • privateNetworkClientServer, documentsLibrary, enterpriseAuthentication, sharedUserCertificates

21. Preparing machines for IT direct distribution • Group policy set to install all trusted apps • Allows install of side loaded apps App must be signed by a certificate that chains to Trusted Publisher • App signing certificates are trusted • Installation and update by IT-based process Can only be run on enterprise side and loading enabled devices • Machine must be enabled for side loading to launch apps • Windows 8 Enterprise or Server Edition AND domain joined • Windows 8 Professional, Windows RT, non-domain joined Enterprise, activate a secondary product key

22. Deployment • Demo

23. Resources

24. Related sessions • 2-104 Building Windows 8 LOB apps • 3-002 Building awesome HTML apps in Blend for Windows 8 • 3-006 Designing awesome XAML apps in Visual Studio and Blend for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 • 3-017 Unit testing Windows Store apps • 3-123 Security in Windows Store apps

25. Resources • Develop: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/apps/br229512 • Design: http://design.windows.com/ • Samples: http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsapps/Windows-8-Modern-Style-App-Samples • Videos: http://channel9.msdn.com/Windows Please submit session evals by using the Build Windows 8 app or at http://aka.ms/BuildSessions