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When to consider user authentication and access control?
When integrating users into an application, there are three main aspects to consider: 1. Representing users in the database 2. User authentication (and accounts) 3. Access control We already addressed number one — representing users in the database — back when we designed the application’s database.
How to add user authentication to web application?
Interface alterations based on a user’s login status (e.g. when a user is logged in, show them a Logout link in the main menu; when logged out, show them a Login link) I’ve updated the live course application to include all of the user-related functionality discussed above. You can view the updated application here:
Now, for AUTHORIZATION (i.e. telling your application what the logged in user is allowed to do) it’s a simple matter of querying AD for a list of groups which the logged in user is a member of. Then check for the appropriate group names and build your UI based upon membership this way.
Is there a WCF that provides both authorization and authentication?
WCF have rich security related functionality provides both authorization and authentication. In details here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms735093.aspx I think you are looking at a few separate problems here–it is no accident most security systems separate authentication and authorization.
How to use authentication in a web application?
Authentication functionality (to process logins and logouts) Interface alterations based on a user’s login status (e.g. when a user is logged in, show them a Logout link in the main menu; when logged out, show them a Login link) I’ve updated the live course application to include all of the user-related functionality discussed above.
How to authenticate user in client-server…?
This will, of course, require that you either have a certificate from a trusted certificate authority or that the client trusts your certificate. When you are talking about a stand-alone executable your users install, you can include your server’s certificate in it. Thanks for contributing an answer to Information Security Stack Exchange!
What is the architectural scheme for Windows Authentication?
Windows Authentication Architecture. This overview topic for the IT professional explains the basic architectural scheme for Windows authentication. Authentication is the process by which the system validates a user’s logon or sign-in information.