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Rahul
Rahul

Reputation: 2234

how to use ASP.NET Membership API in a web service ( newbie question)

I have a database where membership information is being controlled by the ASP.NET membership api. I need to access this info from a web service as well. Can I just use the membership classes or is there is some restriction that says these classes can only be used in a page\aspx kind of scenario?

Upvotes: 4

Views: 605

Answers (2)

Scott Lance
Scott Lance

Reputation: 2249

You can use the Membership API where ever you like, but I would think heavily on whether or not you can secure your web services sufficiently that they cannot be abused, and by abused I mean someone coming in and pounding your web services to lock out accounts, guess user names and passwords, and exploit whatever other functionality you wish to provide.

Upvotes: 1

Restuta
Restuta

Reputation: 5903

You can use these classes, but you need to mark your WebService methods with a special attribute, to enable Session state.

[WebMethod(EnableSession=true)]

Upvotes: 2

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