March 2004
Intermediate to advanced
544 pages
11h 34m
English
To illustrate the ideas outlines in this chapter, let's create a small demo portal site that demonstrates the following:
Authenticating users with Windows authentication turned on in all tiers on our system
Flowing user identity through the system layers
Authorizing users and protecting system resources based on the caller's role
Personalizing the portal based on caller identity and user profiles stored in the SQL Server database
Because it will be an intranet/extranet portal, we have good control over the user base and the environment. We can use Windows authentication in IIS, the ASP.NET application, and SQL Server. This option provides tight security and comes to us at no cost. With Windows authentication ...
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