How to implement security component in Windows Forms?

Question

Coming from ASP.NET into WindowsForms app development I was expecting to see the similar controls to work with. To my surprise, I didn\'t see any security controls (login, u

Answer 1

I was looking for the same and couldn't find anything until now. Check this out:

Not much here: NET Providers in WinForms http://windark.net/blog/PermaLink,guid,5341a7d0-4eab-473d-9143-a3fa6c41db90.aspx

The solution is here. A good sample (in VB): Using the ASP.NET membership provider in a Windows forms application http://www.theproblemsolver.nl/usingthemembershipproviderinwinforms.htm

But then I thought, is there someone that also wrote the aspnet controls equivalent for Winforms ? The start is here in that MSDN Mag article: Unify Windows Forms and ASP.NET Providers for Credentials Management http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc163807.aspx

I hope this answers your question ;)