Configuring WCF Forms Authentication

Question

In the implementation for my service I have:

[AspNetCompatibilityRequirements(RequirementsMode = AspNetCompatibilityRequirementsMode.Required)]

In my .config file I have:

<serviceHostingEnvironment aspNetCompatibilityEnabled="true" />

and:

  <system.web.extensions>
    <scripting>
      <webServices>
        <authenticationService enabled="true" requireSSL = "false"/>
      </webServices>
    </scripting>
  </system.web.extensions>

and:

<authentication mode="Forms" />

In the "Login" method for my service, I have:

FormsAuthentication.SetAuthCookie(request.UserName, false);

However, when I check:

HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name

It is an empty string. What am I missing?

Shiraz Bhaiji · Accepted Answer · 2009-06-22 20:09:30Z

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Forms authentication is used when you want the user to fill out a login form.

For a service it would be better to use a different authentication mechanism.

answered Jun 22, 2009 at 20:09

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Tim S · Accepted Answer · 2011-08-28 09:24:49Z

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Try using ServiceContext.User.Identity instead.

answered Aug 28, 2011 at 9:24

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Matt S · Accepted Answer · 2011-02-16 21:56:59Z

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I assume you are checking the Identity.Name on a subsequent request?

Do you have an element in your web.config?

Also are you making sure to capture the cookie from the Login response and resending it on the subsequent requests?

answered Feb 16, 2011 at 21:56

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