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  nicklibee

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  how to validate username and password in active directory from vb.net

  Jan 20, 2013 05:30 AM|nicklibee|LINK

  Dear all,

  how to validate username and password in active directory from vb.net ?

  Thanks

  Nick

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  JammoD

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  Re: how to validate username and password in active directory from vb.net

  Jan 20, 2013 05:49 AM|JammoD|LINK

  Hi, This can be achieved by looking at the link...http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326340 Hope this helps!!
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  Re: how to validate username and password in active directory from vb.net

  Jan 20, 2013 12:43 PM|BrockAllen|LINK

  If you use windows authentication the IIS does this for you. You'd then simply access User.Identity.Name to know who was logged in and User.IsInRole("Groupname") to know what groups they are in.

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  ramramesh

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  Re: how to validate username and password in active directory from vb.net

  Jan 20, 2013 01:07 PM|ramramesh|LINK

  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326340

  http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?352349-Validate-Login-against-Active-Directory