Can I use Asp.Net Identity in WCF?

Question

User919378809 posted

Hi All,

I am new to Asp.Net Identity; in most of my application we are using web service for the database activity.  I go through many online Asp Net Identity article but everywhere they are creating identity from presentation/UI layer.  

I want to know that whether we can use Asp.Net Identity implementation in WCF layer(like adding new user to db, user authentication etc).  Is it a good idea to implement it in WCF?  If so how will/best way to send the token information back to UI.  

Thanks

Selvakumar R

Answer 1

User475983607 posted
WCF is a service where the client is a web app. The token is between the client browser and web app. If you want to use identity over WCF then you'll need to build a custom identity implementation that comsumes the WCF rather than the default EF stores.

Answer 2

User1724605321 posted

Hi Selvakumar Ramachandran,

You could  implement your own IUserStore and IRoleStore in identity framework , please refer to below article for details :

http://odetocode.com/blogs/scott/archive/2014/01/20/implementing-asp-net-identity.aspx 

http://www.asp.net/identity/overview/extensibility/overview-of-custom-storage-providers-for-aspnet-identity 

Best Regards,

Nan Yu