[thelist] FW: B2B Seamless login

[Les Lytollis]

Hi
 
I develop and maintain a uniform ordering application for 
business-to-business use. Each user logging in can see a list 
of their own store's employees and order history.

One question we have been asked a number of times by customers is 

"can our users log in using the name and password they are 
given to use our intranet".
 
This sounds to me like a single sign-on or seamless login 
solution, the users going off to a third party site (us) from 
their intranet but with some kind of check in the background 
at our end to validate the location and user details.
 
My only thoughts on this is that we would need to setup some 
kind of mirror of their user base, but how do we cope with 
checking their passwords, maintaining new users and leavers, 
tying up their usernames with our roles and privileges, etc.?

Does anyone have any links or advice to point me in the right 
direction? (c# / asp.net application btw).

TIA
Les Lytollis



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