.NET Passport question

[Exception]

I'm preparing to take 70-315 soon.

The skills assessment test on Microsoft's site (by MeasureUp) contains a
question about .NET passport that I always fail to answer. I asked this
question in the more appropriate MCAD newsgroup, but got no reply. I would
really like to know the answer to that question.

The question is:

Your Web application uses Microsoft(R) Passport authentication. You have
been asked to identify the situations in which the user will be redirected
to the Passport server.

For which requests will the user be redirected to the Passport server?
(Select all that apply.)

(a) A user requests a page in your application and is authenticated as an
anonymous user.

(b) A user requests a page in your application and does not have a valid
Passport cookie.

(c) A user requests a page in your application and has not signed up with
the Passport service.

(d) A user requests a page in your application and already has a valid
Passport cookie obtained by accessing a different application.

(e) A user requests a page in your application and already has a valid
Passport cookie obtained by accessing a different page in your application.

Anyone?

Steven

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[Saravana]

Answer is b,

If he doesnt have passport cookie.. he will redirected to signup screen. If
you need more details, then get bac.

 

[Exception]

Answer is b,

If he doesnt have passport cookie.. he will redirected to signup screen.
If
you need more details, then get bac.

I checked your answer, but MeasureUp says it's wrong.

Multiple items can be selected...

Steven

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[Juan T. Llibre]

This is not my area of specialization,
but it seems that a, b, c, and d
would be correct answers,
and e would not be a correct answer.

If...

(a) A user requests a page in your application
and is authenticated as an anonymous user.

Anonymous requests need to have their passport validated.

(b) A user requests a page in your application
and does not have a valid Passport cookie.

No Passport cookie means validation is needed.

(c) A user requests a page in your application
and has not signed up with the Passport service.

Not having signed up should redirect the user to
where he can sign up for a Passport.

(d) A user requests a page in your application
and already has a valid Passport cookie obtained
by accessing a different application.

Having accessed a different application does not mean
that you have been validated for the current application.

(e) A user requests a page in your application
and already has a valid Passport cookie obtained
by accessing a different page in your application.

In this case, Passport validation is not needed,
since it already has occurred.



Juan T. Llibre
ASP.NET MVP
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[clintonG]

I've taken 70-315 twice and there were no questions about Passport either
time.
I wouldn't put too much effort into worrying about Passport just because
MeasureUp says so. Its been my experience that most of the test preparation
products are light-weight and off-topic and do not actually focus on the
meaningful criteria the 70-315 exam is testing for. The best prep I and
others I know personally have used are those from Transcender.

The difference being cost; save money buying from the 'other guys' and you
will continue to get 'prepared' with questions of the type that that have no
basis on the actual exam, spend more money with Transcender and you get
'prepared' with questions of the type that are actually on the exam noting
the following...

If there's anything I can say to help somebody prepare for 70-315 I would
advise them that the actual exam requires the analysis of a lot of code that
is much more complex and much more quantitative than any of the prep exams
I've used uncluding Transcender. The scenarios take much longer to read and
understand. Do not forget the clock is running when taking the exam.

Finally, I'd like to know how to access the MCAD 'newsgroup' were referred
to...

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NET csgallagher AT metromilwaukee.com
URL http://clintongallagher.metromilwaukee.com/

 

[Steven Spits]

I've taken 70-315 twice and there were no questions about Passport either
time.

Thank you for this information. FWIW, I think Juan's answer is correct,
still MeasureUp says it wrong. It has to be a bug...

meaningful criteria the 70-315 exam is testing for. The best prep I and
others I know personally have used are those from Transcender.

Good, because I'm using Transcender to prepare

I have done all three exams in transcender once. Results were A: 900, B:
940, C: 820 (failed). I started exam C late in the evening, shouldn't have
done that. But more importantly, when reviewing the correct answers, I
understand why my answers were wrong most of the time.

I'll redo them this weekend and hope to see some improvement...

Next wednesday I'll take my first MS exam ever.

If there's anything I can say to help somebody prepare for 70-315 I would
advise them that the actual exam requires the analysis of a lot of code
that
is much more complex and much more quantitative than any of the prep exams
I've used uncluding Transcender. The scenarios take much longer to read
and
understand. Do not forget the clock is running when taking the exam.

Thank you for this advice.

Finally, I'd like to know how to access the MCAD 'newsgroup' were referred
to...

microsoft.public.cert.exam.mcad

Go there, we need people like you!

Thank you for your time!

Steven

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