Question

Is it possible to use the built in ASP.NET membership provider to secure a web service?

I have a SQL Server database already setup with my membership and now I want to provide a web service that only members are allowed to use. Is it possible to authenticate against this (if so how?) or do I need to have a seperate type of authentication for the web services?

Answer 1

I think that I can do something like this. I didn’t have a server to upload and test right now, but will mark this as the answer if it works:

    [WebMethod]     public string HelloWorld(String username, String password)     {         bool isAuthenticated = Membership.ValidateUser(username, password);          if (isAuthenticated)             return 'Hello World';         else             return 'You do not have access to this resource.';     }