Using Forms Authentication to secure a WCF Service

I am currently building a web service in WCF to expose functionality that I
have built for a ASP.NET extranet. The application (and many others at my
client) use forms authentication to determine what people have access to in
the system.

I want to know if I can use the same forms authentication mechanism for a
WCF service.

I have implemented a custom principal and identity to support the complex
heirarchial permissions structure they needed so I want to be able to
leverage that within the WCF service if I can.

Thanks
Michael

Yes, just look at "Alternative Windows Credetials" or/and "Windows Role-Base
Security" on
http://www.idesign.net/idesign/Deskt...dex=5&tabid=11
Arkady

"miantosca" <edefine@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
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>I am currently building a web service in WCF to expose functionality that I
> have built for a ASP.NET extranet. The application (and many others at my
> client) use forms authentication to determine what people have access to
> in
> the system.
>
> I want to know if I can use the same forms authentication mechanism for a
> WCF service.
>
> I have implemented a custom principal and identity to support the complex
> heirarchial permissions structure they needed so I want to be able to
> leverage that within the WCF service if I can.
>
> Thanks
> Michael

This is also explained in Juval Lowy's book Programming .NET Components.
He presents a unified way of authentication and authorization for Win and
Web Forms.

"Arkady Frenkel" <arkadyf@hotmailxdotx.com> wrote in message
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> Yes, just look at "Alternative Windows Credetials" or/and "Windows
> Role-Base Security" on
> http://www.idesign.net/idesign/Deskt...dex=5&tabid=11
> Arkady
>
> "miantosca" <edefine@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
> news:1CF7FA75-7E27-40AD-87BB-638BAD2A0A1D@microsoft.com...
>>I am currently building a web service in WCF to expose functionality that
>>I
>> have built for a ASP.NET extranet. The application (and many others at my
>> client) use forms authentication to determine what people have access to
>> in
>> the system.
>>
>> I want to know if I can use the same forms authentication mechanism for a
>> WCF service.
>>
>> I have implemented a custom principal and identity to support the complex
>> heirarchial permissions structure they needed so I want to be able to
>> leverage that within the WCF service if I can.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Michael
>
>