How to Authenticate Silverlight App with Active Directory?

Question

Hello Everyone I am new to Silverlight. I want to implement windows authentication with Active Directory and LDAp settings for silverlight application I have not found complete downloadable example. Can you please send me the links where can i download the example?. Can you suggest me how can i achieve this?

Bankey Bihari · Answer

1. Get the Logged in User Entity by using HttpContext . Current . User . Identity . Name on page load of Asp.net Application on which silverlight zap resides. 2. User LDAP connection to validate the username. then shows the authentication msg as per respone success or failure.

Ramesh Maruthi · Answer

Hello Venkata please follow this links :) http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2555004/silverlight-and-active-directory-interaction http://mark.mymonster.nl/2009/05/12/silverlight-using-wcf-with-windows-authentication/ http://www.dansoltesz.com/post/2010/01/26/WCF-Ria-Services-Active-Directory-Roles.aspx Your best method is to have a WCF service provide authentication services to AD and return a credential object back to your SL app based on login credentials. Course you could use that same service for your ASP apps WPF apps etc.