Authentication in WCF restful web service

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Hey Programmers!!
I have implemented a WCF restful web service. Which is connected a database for CRUD operations. and I've created a console client to test this web service. Now I have to implement authentication on that web service. I want to use user name password authentication. There should be a sort of header which should be passed with every request from client end. And I want to compare it with user name password from database. Can anyone suggest me a simple mechanism for this purpose?? I've searched a lot on the internet but all in vain :'(

Mariee A · Answer

I've found the solution to the problem and I m posting the solution so that it can benefit others. We can create request at client side like this. WebRequest req = WebRequest.Create(new Uri(http://localhost:9/Service.svc/method_Name/?parameter1=11)); And to send user name and password with the request add header like this. req.Method = GET; req.PreAuthenticate = true; req.ContentType = @application/xml; charset=utf-8; req.Headers.Add(HttpRequestHeader.Authorization string.Format({0}:{1} userName password)); And extract the header at service end like this and validate it according to your requirements. WebOperationContext tx = WebOperationContext.Current; string requestUri = tx.IncomingRequest.UriTemplateMatch.RequestUri.ToString(); string authHeader = tx.IncomingRequest.Headers[HttpRequestHeader.Authorization]; string[] keys = authHeader.Split(':'); string userName = keys[0]; string password = keys[1]; I hope it will help people out there :)

Vithal Wadje · Answer

try using OAuth technique