From: Mike N. 

On Mon, 16 May 2005 20:41:06 -0400, "Robert Comer"
 wrote:

>Actually there's some new facilities in .NET to make things more secure. (by
>a good margin.)  Now to get programmers to actually use them...

  .. And to really get programs right that use View State is not
straightforward - See the example Microsoft got wrong

  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/05/11/ms_gatekeeper_test_fiasco/

  While not insecure from the classical 'break in and own the machine'
viewpoint, the app was worse than useless because it allows the user to
manipulate the results.

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