Re: Verify User Group from ASP.NET

From: ike (M)
Date: 06/25/04

  • Next message: ike: "Re: Verify User Group from ASP.NET" 
    Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 09:48:07 +0100

    Wow,

    That's pretty simple. Compared to the old classic ASP days, it's a doddle!

    Cheers,

    <M>ike

    "Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)" <joseph.e.kaplan@removethis.accenture.com> wrote
    in message news:et7p0JhWEHA.1380@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
    > If you are using Windows authentication with IIS and ASP.NET (anonymous
    > disabled in IIS, authentication set to Windows in web.config), then all
    you
    > have to do is call Context.User.IsInRole("domain\group name")
    >
    > That will return true or false if the currently authenticated user is in
    the
    > group you specified. The Windows security system does all the heavy
    lifting
    > for you.
    >
    > If you aren't using Windows auth, this is vastly more painful, but can be
    > done by looking up the user's groups programmatically.
    >
    > Joe K.
    >
    > "<M>ike" <mikedotdinnisatabraxas-ukdotcom> wrote in message
    > news:ecv9ZtfWEHA.556@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
    > > Hello,
    > >
    > > I'm a little uncertain about what I'm asking so please be gentle.
    > >
    > > I (think) I want to be able to identify and authenticate the currently
    > > logged on user against the Active Directory. We have a 2000 domain
    server
    > > and 2000 clients on our network.
    > >
    > > The idea behind it all is am storing documents in a SQL database and
    have
    > a
    > > list of groups who can view them. If the currently logged on user is not
    > in
    > > one of those groups then they should not be permitted to open the
    > document.
    > >
    > > I'm using VB.NET in ASP.NET to develop with and would appreciate any
    ideas
    > > of where to look for examples of what to do.
    > >
    > > Thanks,
    > >
    > > <M>ike
    > >
    > >
    >
    >

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