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November 25, 2003

Forms-Based Authentication: Problems and Points Worth Noting


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Before I explain the various problems with forms authentication technology, it’s important to remember that the technology is designed primarily to work with Internet access from public kiosks to front-end servers. Most problems arise when you try to deploy it in other environments.

  1. Single sign-on (SSO) isn’t supported. Forms-based authentication will always redirect invalid re . . .

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