User authentication in SilverLight

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I wanted to know how to authenticate users in a SilverLight app using their Windows login info.

01: Set the authentication mode to Windows and <deny users="?"/> in <system.web> within web.config
02: Move the silverlight control to Default.aspx and set that as your start page
03: Add the following Page_Load code

  protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
  {
    IPrincipal p = HttpContext.Current.User;
    if (p == null)
      throw new SecurityException("No current user");
    if (!(p is WindowsPrincipal))
      throw new SecurityException("Not a windows user");
    if (!p.Identity.IsAuthenticated)
      throw new SecurityException("Not authenticated");
    Xaml1.InitParameters =
      string.Format("user={0},session={1}", p.Identity.Name, Session.SessionID);
  }


04: In app.xaml.cs you can now read the InitParameters using e.InitParameters in the Application_Startup method.

Comments

Safar Name said…
Hi
i dont have "HttpContext"
8 May 2010 at 21:37
Peter Leslie Morris said…
It's in System.Web I believe.
8 May 2010 at 23:29
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