you might look at using web server based authentication. This can be applied to any resource. AFAIK, IIS and Apache can connect to AD to do this.
DK On 3/22/06, Dawson, Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We have thought about doing this but it's not a high priority. However, > you might try setting a domain-wide cookie, then see if you can tweak > Sharepoint to read that cookie and consider it authenticated. > > We have many sites that require the same login information, but no one > has complained to the point where it is an actual issue. > > M!ke > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Beynon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 9:36 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Logging a user into Active Directory > > We're exploring the whole active directory integration between various > systems we have here. I have a CF application quite happily > authenticating a user against active directory and using AD groups etc > for personalisation. > > What we're aiming for though is a CF powered login page authenticating > the user against active directory but then persisting that AD login at > the client for perhaps then a seemless login to an MS Sharepoint site or > another AD user aware application. This is all assuming that the user is > not already logged into a PC that is in an Active Directory. > > Now I know it's not likely given where authentication occurs....If a > user is logged into a workstation as an AD user then those credentals > are presented to every server they access but is it possible to set > those AD credentials on the client from a CF/ASP page? > > Any one played with Active Directory integration at this level? > > thanks > > john. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:235971 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
