WCF TCP Bindings that require window authentication

Question

Dose any one know if there is a way to use a net:tcp binding that requires window authentication with in silverlight 4

Here is my end point sample

      <endpoint address="net.tcp://Host.mydomain.com:9000/MyService/"
              binding="customBinding" bindingConfiguration="tcpMyserviceBinding"
              contract="ServiceName.IServiceContact" name="MyService" />

Binding Sample

            <customBinding>
              <binding name="tcpMyserviceBinding"   closeTimeout="00:05:00" openTimeout="00:05:00" receiveTimeout="00:05:00" sendTimeout ="00:05:00" >
                <security authenticationMode="UserNameOverTransport"  includeTimestamp="true"/>
                <tcpTransport maxReceivedMessageSize="2147483647" maxBufferSize="2147483647" connectionBufferSize="2147483647" />
              </binding>
            </customBinding>

Answer 1

Hi,

Silverlight is just a plugin of webbrowser, so it haven't authentication itself.

I suggest you to use ASP.NET's authentication:

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/brada/archive/2008/05/03/accessing-the-asp-net-authentication-profile-and-role-service-in-silverlight.aspx

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/brada/archive/2008/06/23/using-asp-net-authentication-in-a-web-service-with-silverlight.aspx

Answer 2

Hi,

You can refer to the link below:

I have mentioned some useful information about your situation:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/dd434653.aspx

Figure 13 Settings for ASP.NET Authentication Service

//web.config
<Configuration>  
  <connectionStrings>
  <!-- removal and addition of LocalSqlServer setting will override the   
   default asp.net security database used by the ASP.NET Configuration tool
   located in the Visul Studio Project menu-->
  <remove name="LocalSqlServer"/>
    <add name="LocalSqlServer" connectionString="Data 
             Source=localhost\SqlExpress;Initial Catalog=aspnetdb; ... />
</connectionStrings>
<system.web.extensions>
   <scripting>
     <webServices>
   <authenticationService enabled="true" requireSSL="false"/>
     </webServices>
   </scripting>
</system.web.extensions>
... 
<authentication mode="Forms"/>
... 
<system.serviceModel>
   <services>
     <service name="System.Web.ApplicationServices.AuthenticationService" 
              behaviorConfiguration="CommonServiceBehavior">
    <endpoint 
              contract="System.Web.ApplicationServices.AuthenticationService" 
              binding="basicHttpBinding" bindingConfiguration="useHttp" 
              bindingNamespace="http://asp.net/ApplicationServices/v200"/>
     </service>
   </services>
   <bindings>
     <basicHttpBinding>
    <binding name="useHttp">
          <!--for production use mode="Transport" -->
      <security mode="None"/>
     </binding>
     </basicHttpBinding>
   </bindings>
   ... 
   <serviceHostingEnvironment aspNetCompatibilityEnabled="true"/>
</system.serviceModel>
</configuration>