authentication for httphandler

[shefali]

Hi,

I have several httphandlers in a web app. I need to set up a very simple
authentication system for users to access these handlers. The requests to
the handlers come from trusted sources, so something as simple as a username
and password, and maybe some elegant way to change these periodically, and
communicate that to the users would suffice.

What is the best way to do this?

Thanks.
-Shefali

[Joe Kaplan \(MVP - ADSI\)]

Any of the built-in authentication mechanisms in ASP.NET will work with your
custom handlers. Windows auth or Forms auth are the obvious choices.
Either one of those can use a username and password.

Joe K.

"shefali" <shefali@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have several httphandlers in a web app. I need to set up a very simple
> authentication system for users to access these handlers. The requests to
> the handlers come from trusted sources, so something as simple as a
> username
> and password, and maybe some elegant way to change these periodically, and
> communicate that to the users would suffice.
>
> What is the best way to do this?
>
> Thanks.
> -Shefali