Integrating RSA authenticators with .NET application

[oursmp]

Hi,

 

We are working with RSA Authenticators for our project. We were able to install the RSA Ace Server and RSA Ace Agent successfully. We were able to perform Test Authentication with RSA Ace/Server through the RSA Ace agent from the control panel.

 

As per our requirement, we would have in our application a login page, where the user would have to enter the RSA PASSCODE.

 

Using the user's login name and the passcode, we should be able to pass the details to the RSA Ace Server and have the user login and passcode authenticated.

 

Our requirement is to authenticate the user programmitically.

 

Our problem is in understanding the approach to use.

 

We are unclear as to what is the dll to be referenced, and how to import these API declerations in the code.

 

Our application development is using ASP.Net and Vb.Net.

 

Could you please provide us with the access approach and knowledge as to what to do to perform a programmatic implementation of the authentication process.

 

It would be better if we could get some sample code to do the same.

 

Thanks in advance.

oursmp

[Derek Stone]

As far as I know, RSA Ace exposes a C API. It should be a simple matter of using platform invoke (p/invoke for short) from .NET to call the necessary functions. Your best bet would be to create an authentication library which wraps the API and which can be called from the application itself.