autheticate a domain user from the web application hosted on another domain

[Jaydeep Ramavat]

Dear friends,

I have two domain servers X and Y.
My Asp.net Web application is hosted on Domain X.

But my scope is required to authorize the user of Domain Y on the Web application hosted on Domain X server.

I am using Windows Authetication mode in application.

Is it possible?

Regards
Jay Ramavat.

[PsychoCoder]

My first suggestion would be to use ASP.NET cookies and set the Domain property when setting the cookie.

So when they log in on server X create a cookie

Response.Cookies("authenticated").Value = True
Response.Cookies("domain").Expires = DateTime.Now.AddDays(1)
Response.Cookies("domain").Domain = "http://www.y.com"

Then when they reach domain Y check for that cookie

If Not Request.Cookies("authenticated") Is Nothing Then
    Dim authenticatedCookie As HttpCookie = Request.Cookies("authenticated")
    If CType(authenticationCookie.Value, Boolean) Then
    	'Do what you need here
    End If    
End If

[Jaydeep Ramavat]

Actually We are using Windows Server 2003 as a Domain (Active Directory) Server, and i am developing the Intranet Site.

I just want to put the windows authetication using Active directory of the Windows Server 2003.

But ASP.NET application is located on one server, and i am required to autheticate user from other Active directory of Windows 2003 server.


Thanks.