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AAD thick client auto-login

I'm sure this question has been asked and answered many times, but I can't seem to find a good solution. We have an intranet web site, including a number of web services, that are secured using Azure Active Directory (AAD) and Active Directory…
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(.net) What is the best way to make a locally running web application that can ported to IIS later?

I would like to make a command line exe application that serves dynamic content via http. However, at least for now, I don't want it to undergo any setup that requires the user to have IIS. It will not have to serve any heavy loads, just take one…
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When use thick client over thin client?

I need to write a utility program in JAVA that lets the user upload a file(spreadsheet etc.) and display it on the UI and later do some interaction on it and creates a template(flat file) out of it. It's more like mapping one format to another.…
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Creating An Insert Statement -- Windows application Vb.Net

I am doing windows appliction in vb.net. i have customer object contains save method. how do i generate insert query? I need to save the object in relational database (SQL server). I need to know which is the correct way of doing the insertion ie,.…
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Benefits of column references without constraints

In thick client real time applications why the constraints are not put on table's reference columns. In short, the foreign key columns are copied (added as a column) in table without constraints. What is the benefit of creating such database…
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Protecting sensitive entity data

I'm looking for some advice on architecture for a client/server solution with some peculiarities. The client is a fairly thick one, leaving the server mostly to peristence, concurrency and infrastructure concerns. The server contains a number of…
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Session management between thick client and server?

My application is a Eclipse Rich Client and I would like to add authentication and authorization features to. My Users and roles are stored in a database and my application also has a web based admin console which lets me manage users and roles. I…
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Delphi thick client to web application

I am currently using Delphi 5 and planning to migrate application to latest version(XE3) or to other technology. Main purpose of migration is dont want thick client. In currrent scenario application(exe) gets downloaded to the users local folder and…
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Fat/Thick Client vs Thin Client

I have a question, I was developing a desktop web application based on a REST API in Java using Servlets and JSP, but my boss said that it's not the best way to create a web application, because servlets and JSP are working as fat/thick clients( a…
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Flowing from a thin client (web browser) to an installed and running application

So I am working an a large scale application. We are in the process of moving from an installed java application to a web based application. During the transition release(s) we need the ability to bring up certain screens on the locally installed…
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Axis Fault when connecting to HTTPS server

We have an Eclipse RCP application acting as a thick client application and communicating with a Websphere server. We are in the process of upgrading from Eclipse Neon to Eclipse 2020. We are using jre11 and jdk12 to support the --Release function…
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What is the recommended OAuth Flow for thick clients (with no browser)?

I want to integrate OAuth with a thick client which doesn't have browser support. I have read Okta documentation & it says Device Code flow is the recommended one. However, few online forums (including ChatGPT) say to use Authorisation Code flow…
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How to diagnose ArgumentOutOfRangeException on SqlDbType?

We have some customers using our .NET 2.0 thick-client app that experience strange, intermittent errors reading data from a SQL 2000 SP4 Server, where the actions succeeded just moments earlier. We have some customers using SQL 2000 (and many using…
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Persisting Oauth token on a java CLI application

I am working on a java CLI application that manages to retrieve an OAuth token from a OpenId provider. I need to save this token so that when the user runs the CLI again, I can reuse the token if it has not expired; else simply use the refresh token…
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MVC - Sharing ViewModel instances across multiple Views

Just wondering what peoples thoughts are about sharing the one view model instances across multiple Views? Is this an anti pattern or is it accepted practice, what are the pros and cons?
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