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Application Security — Documents Are Untrusted Input

A .docx is a ZIP file Open a .docx file in a hex editor and the first two bytes are PK . Every modern Office format - .docx , .xlsx , .pptx - is a ZIP archive of XML parts and embedded resources. PDF is not a ZIP file, but just like Office formats it...

Oliver Sturm (DevExpress)

29 May 2026

.NET .net core Architecture ASP.NET Blazor Office File API Reporting security WinForms WPF XAF

Application Security — Stronger Hashes and Safer Passwords

Every application that stores passwords makes an implicit bet: that the hashing algorithm it chose will remain strong enough to resist attacks for as long as those hashes exist. It’s worth revisiting that bet regularly. This post walks through the reasoning...

Oliver Sturm (DevExpress)

17 April 2026

.NET .net core Architecture ASP.NET Blazor Dashboard Data Access Office File API Reporting security WinForms WPF XAF

Office File API & Office-Inspired Desktop UI Controls — Year-End Roadmap (v24.2)

We thank you for your continued support and for sharing your document processing needs and requirements with us. If you’d like to discuss this roadmap in greater detail or share a business use case that our Office File API product does not address, feel...

Maria Nikulina (DevExpress)

15 July 2024

.net AI barcode Office Office File API office-inspired controls PDF Roadmap Spreadsheet v24.2 Word Processing

DevExpress v23.1 — What You Can Expect in Our Most Recent Release (Across our .NET/.NET Core/JavaScript Product Line)

As you may already know, we recently released our bi-annual major update across our entire product line - v23.1. As always, the new release strengthens and optimizes our product lines and introduces new controls and capabilities across a variety of platforms....

Ray Navasarkian (DevExpress)

27 June 2023

.NET .net core ASP.NET Blazor Dashboard Featured Office File API Reporting v23.1 WinForms XAF