Access Control Mechanisms

Provides a brief outline of the authorization mechanisms in WCF, and suggested uses.

How to: Restrict Access with the PrincipalPermissionAttribute Class

Shows the process of restricting access to a service with the PrincipalPermissionAttribute.

How to: Use the ASP.NET Role Provider with a Service

Walks through the configuration of a service to enable it to use the role provider feature of ASP.NET.

How to: Use the ASP.NET Authorization Manager Role Provider with a Service

ASP.NET can use the Authorization Manager to manage authorization for a Web site. WCF can similarly leverage the ASP.NET/Authorization Manager combination for authorization of clients.

Managing Claims and Authorization with the Identity Model

Explains the basics of using the Identity Model infrastructure for claims-based authorization.

Delegation and Impersonation with WCF

Explains the difference between delegation and impersonation.

System.ServiceModel.Security

PrincipalPermissionMode

ServiceAuthorizationBehavior

PrincipalPermissionAttribute

Authentication

Concepts