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Is there anyway to make windows logon authentication calls remote server (intranet) for the user and password?

So, the user information is not stored on the os, but instead on server which is called using http request.

Any guide or link appreciated. Thanks.

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closed as off-topic by Flexo, Danny Beckett, Roger Rowland, Harry Johnston, Code Lღver Mar 7 at 14:12


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Does it have to be HTTP? This is almost exactly what domain logins are, except not over HTTP. –  Flexo Sep 19 '11 at 18:29
Active Directory Login can be accessed without http if its in the same domain.. Is that what you talking about or can be more specific in the problem would be great. –  Nivid Dholakia Sep 19 '11 at 18:32
Well, what I need is, only a person who is registered into my application may login to the computer/windows. And the authentication is over network (intranet), the user list is stored in postgresql database. –  Lee Sep 20 '11 at 1:44

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Create a Windows Credential Provider. If you're on XP or earlier, you'll have to create a new GINA module instead. The two architectures are not compatible--they redesigned the Winlogon stack for Vista.

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