Thats true actually i just came across this article here at:-
http://blogs.msdn.com/gduthie/archiv...17/452905.aspx
using MembershipProvider thing in .NET 2.0 .
Patrick
"Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)" <> wrote
in message news:...
> Yes, definitely use the built in stuff if you can.
>
> Generally, people do forms auth against AD if there is a technical or
policy
> problem with making the web server a domain member or someone really wants
> forms auth and wants to torture their devs. The Ldap-based
> MembershipProvider thing in .NET 2.0 should simplify this more though.
>
> Joe K.
>
> "Craig Vedur" <> wrote in message
> news:7B224F7E-EFE1-44D8-A1AE-...
> > Thanks Joe, this worked. I have another question.
> >
> > Initially, i had a login page on my app and used
> > System.DirectoryServices.dll to query AD to authenticate a user / pass.
> >
> > However, it appears that .NET handles this all for me if i disable
> > anonymous
> > access and use the integerated windows auth. Is this true?
> >
> > My app poped up a login screen for user / pass / domain.
> >
> >
> >
> > "Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)" wrote:
> >
> >> Yes. It depends on how users are being authenticated by IIS and how
you
> >> have ASP.NET configured, but if your web server is a member of a domain
> >> that
> >> can authenticate users in your target domain and you have ASP.NET
> >> configured
> >> for Windows authentication, IsInRole will answer true/false for the
> >> user's
> >> domain groups.
> >>
> >> Joe K.
> >>
> >> "Craig Vedur" <> wrote in message
> >> news:A0DE7A20-1473-4EF8-A550-...
> >> >I need to build in some role authentication for a web app... so,
> >> >going
> >> >to
> >> > use the web.config to build my rules for the location files.
> >> >
> >> > my question is.. does anyone know?
> >> >
> >> > on my development box (out of work), i'm out XP Pro... and i've
> >> > created
> >> > some groups and users to test it...
> >> >
> >> > in the real deal, it's going to be Win 2003 Server using Active
> >> > Directory..... Obviously, i dont have AD on XP Pro..... Is it
the
> >> > same
> >> > thing? Will it work the same?
> >> >
> >> > Will web.config be able to recognize the groups that a user belongs
to
> >> > to
> >> > correctly authorize viewing a page based on role authentication?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > So, will IsInRole() check against groups created in Active Directory
on
> >> > Win2003 Server?
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
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