windows authentication

[mavrick_101]

Hi,

I have an external site that needs windows based authentication.

I want users of my site to log into that site with our entering username and
password.

Is there a way I can embed username and password to the http request so that
user do not get the popup asking for username ans password, rather they would
just land to the post-authenticated page.

Thnx for ur help.

 

[Gregory A. Beamer]

I have an external site that needs windows based authentication.

I want users of my site to log into that site with our entering
username and password.

Is there a way I can embed username and password to the http request
so that user do not get the popup asking for username ans password,
rather they would just land to the post-authenticated page.

To avoid the windows popup, a user has to be on the domain. Now, if all
of your external users can VPN into the system, then they can avoid the
windows popup. If not, there is really nothing you can do, as there is
no way for them to be completely external and a member of the domain.
This means they will have to authenticate with the domain to get in.

NOTE: When I say domain here, the same is true for a domainless web
server, although in this case the user is not a member of the web server
(ie, not logged directly into the web server). This is a rare occurance,
so domain is more likely.

Peace and Grace,



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Gregory A. Beamer
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[mavrick_101]

First of all, thank you very much for taking out time and responding to my
question.

Authenticating is not the problem.

Is there a way to provide the authentication credentials without the user
having to type in the username/password. My app would have the credentials
in a db, but how can I pass those to the external site so that the pop-up for
credential does not show up and the user is taken to the post-authentication
pages...

 

[Gregory A. Beamer]

First of all, thank you very much for taking out time and responding
to my question.

Authenticating is not the problem.

Is there a way to provide the authentication credentials without the
user having to type in the username/password. My app would have the
credentials in a db, but how can I pass those to the external site so
that the pop-up for credential does not show up and the user is taken
to the post-authentication pages...

As the original post stated Windows Authentication, I focused on that
problem. It sounds more like a provisioning of users problem now, in
particular linking a database account to a windows account so they have
permissions.

Are you trying to link database credentials to a windows authentication
app? If so, there are some ways to do this. Not out of the box .NET, per
se, but there are products like Commerce Server that allow mapping of
database accounts to Active Directory accounts/groups. I have not
personally worked with it, but Content Management Server may also offer the
same.

It might also be possible in SharePoint, although I have not seen how much
of Commerce Server has been pulled in now. I do remember some scenarios
with early Digital Dashboard to map accounts, however, so I would assume
there is a way to do this.

There might also be some third party bits that map database users to a
windows authentication site.

Peace and Grace,

--
Gregory A. Beamer
MVP; MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

Twitter: @gbworld
Blog: http://gregorybeamer.spaces.live.com

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