Hi everyone..

I am looking to create a custom Authentication Package for my dnn site under development.
I have searched lot but no luck. I cant find anywhere any proper explanation for creating a custom authentication package.

Has anyone here , went through this process before.  

Please share your experience .. I will be highly grateful.

Any quick replies will be appreciable..




Thanks & Regards
-- Palli

Here is a good place to start.  It references Antonio Chagoury's WROX  Blox booklet.

Thanks for replying Sir...

I visited the specified liink and even downloaded the additional code . But it contains a number of dll files and other files. I was not able to figure out something.

What I was looking for is any brief summary that could help me to initiate the process.

I have the following query , if you could help

1. Is creating an Authentication Package is similar to creating a Dynamic module ?   



What I believe both are not same, and each one has a different process of creation. I am familiar with the process of creating and installing a Dynamic Module but not with the authentication package.

Could you please specify any other links or process flow that could help me to initiate the process.
I will be highly thankful.




Thanks and Regards
-- Palli
 

Did you also get a copy of Antonio Chagoury's booklet?

The authentication provider needs to be compiled into a .dll file. You will need a copy of Visual Studio to do this. I'm fairly certain that you need the complete VS as the Express version does not make .dlls. There may be a command line compiler that you can use without the full version of VS, but I am not sure of that.

Sir

Thanks for the reply.

And I did not get a copy of Antonio Chagoury's booklet. 

From the specified link I downloaded the additional code containing dll files and other files. The dll files are complied files and cannot be viewed for source code. I am using Visual Studio 2005.

I regret that I am not able to understand that you are trying to explain about the command line compier.

As I want to create the authentication package at my own, what I was looking for is a method to create custom authentication package or any source code for the particular.

Hope that explains better ..




Thanks and Regards

--- Palli

You should get a copy ofAntonio's booklet.

If you have a copy of the source code, then you can "build" it using Visual Studio.  The will result in the creation of a .dll file that is the authentication provider.

Antonio's booklet should explain how to install and use the new provider with DotNetNuke.

Since you have a copy of Visual Studio, just ignore my comments about the command line compiler.

Oh, another approach would be to purchase a source code copy of Iowa Computer Gurus' External Database Authentication Provider.  Visit iowacomputergurus.com or snowcovered.com for purchase information.  With the source code you should be able to modify it to fit your needs.