Authentication using ASP.NET

[Sriram Venkataramani]

In our application we have to authenticate users using
Forms authentication, but using the username and password
of the Windows 2000 Active Directories. That is, the user
will enter his username and password in the WebForm and
our code behind will have to authenticate the user.
Futhermore the user can be from any domain in the network.
Also, while authenticating the user, the user has to be
displayed the list of domains available on the network.
The user will select his or her domain from the list. We
are not supposed to use Win32 API for this. Is there any
Active Directory Class which does the listing of all the
domains and authentication of the user?

 

[Sridhar panatula]

Hello Sriram,

I see your question as two parts one is authenticating user
and Second being Finding out all Active Directory servers.

I have come across the first problem and used the following very detailed
great article to write Authentication.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnnetsec/html/SecNetHT02.asp

I do not know a way to Find all active directories listing.

Good luck on that
Sridhar