Enterprise Library for .NET Framework 2.0

The patterns & practices Enterprise Library is a library of application blocks designed to assist developers with common enterprise development challenges.

Application blocks are a type of guidance, provided as source code that can be used "as is," extended, or modified by developers to use on enterprise development projects.

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Latest Release: Enterprise Library for .NET Framework 2.0, January 2006
Enterprise Library for .NET Framework 1.1, June 2005
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Enterprise Library for .NET Framework 2.0: Overview
Enterprise Library for .NET Framework 2.0: Core Architecture
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Enterprise Library for .NET Framework 2.0: Overview
Enterprise Library for .NET Framework 2.0: Core Architecture

Enterprise Library–January 2006 contains the following general purpose application blocks:

• Caching Application Block. With this application block, developers can incorporate a local cache in their applications.
• Cryptography Application Block. With this application block, developers can incorporate hashing and symmetric encryption in their applications.
• Data Access Application Block. With this application block, developers can incorporate standard database functionality in their applications.
• Exception Handling Application Block. With this application block, developers and policy makers can create a consistent strategy for processing exceptions that occur throughout the architectural layers of enterprise applications.
• Logging Application Block. With this application block, developers can include standard logging functionality in their applications.
• Security Application Block. With this application block, developers can incorporate authorization and security caching functionality in their applications.