which authentication method is best for a client app having to interact with a web application that has authentication?

Question

Just wondering what people would suggest for an approach for a WinForms client that will have to interact with my web application (ruby on rails, which will use AuthLogic for authentication).

For example options such as: * authentication each HTTP request, * gets a token for the session until it times out * other?

This can be treated as a generic client to web application type question I think, i.e. web application using the standard HTTP/HTTPS etc.

thanks

Answer 1

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Answer 2

You could get WinForms to send an XML request containing the username and encrypted password and then have the server return a user object in the response as well as setting a session variable.

I don't know what you can get back from WinForms, just a guess.