Membership provider with WCF

Introduction

        In this article, we are going to see how to use membership provider with WCF. Let us go through this application step by step.

Step 1:

       Create a new Website->Select a WCFService->name it as service

Step 2:

       Here i am keeping interface as it is. In this application, we are suppose to discuss so many things.

Step 3:

   Now we are suppose to create a forms authentication database. I suggest you to read this article, it contains information on how to create a forms authentication database

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/x28wfk74.aspx

Step 4:

   Now at this point of time lets create a certificate. Go through this article

http://www.inventec.ch/chdh/notes/14.htm

Step 5:

   Now lets write our web.config.

First connect to database and give the connectionstring

Step 6:

     Now create membershipProvider in web.config

Set the authentication mode to Forms

<authentication mode="Forms"/>

Step 7:

    Under System.ServiceModel write these lines in web.config

  Here I will suggest you to check those imp things

   1)Message credential type as UserName

   2)negostiate Service credential to false

   3)Service cerificate

   4)UserNameAuthentication->set UserNamepasswordvalidatormode=MembershipProvider and MembershipProviderName as membership. In my case membership provider name is membership.

To check the thumb print value of the certificate go through this

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms734695.aspx.

Step 8:

       Now create a new console app project->name it as client

Step 9:

      Give a service reference to Console app(client)-> name the reference as ServiceReference1

Step 10:

Here i am creating the proxy and setting the username and password in my case username is anup and password is AnUpHoSuR@.

Step 11:

      Now create a service certificate in a client as you did in Service.

Step 12:

    Its time to run your app

I hope you people like this article.

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