Auth

[sitefinitysteve]

Is there any way to authenticate via javascript right now?

[Ryan]

Hello,

If you have the authorization service enabled in your TeamPulse web.config, it should be possible to use javascript to authenticate with TeamPulse.

To enable the authorization service, add or un-comment the following into the TeamPulse web.config (note: it may already be in there).

<system.web.extensions>
  <scripting>
    <webServices>
      <authenticationService enabled="true" requireSSL="false" />
    </webServices>
  </scripting>
</system.web.extensions>

This service is not used by TeamPulse directly, but can be used by other applications to authenticate with TeamPulse. However, it only works for forms (username and password) accounts, and not for windows credentials accounts.

You should be able to call this service from javascript in a manner something like what is shown here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb398896.aspx 

If that implementation seems a bit complex, you may be able to search around for a simpler one.

Greetings,
Ryan
the Telerik team

[sitefinitysteve]

Thanks, I'll try!

Quick Q though...on an update...would the webconfig get deleted and replaced so I'd have to go re-add that?

[Ryan]

Hello,

Unfortunately, you are correct. The TeamPulse installer will override any changes to web.config files, and you will need to make those changes again manually. This is an annoyance, and we hope to improve it in the future.

Greetings,
Ryan
the Telerik team