windows authentication vs form authentication

[reza]

Hi All,

when adding resource from PWA in user authentication we have to choose
between windows authentication and form authentication.
1. What's the different between both?
2. Which is the best between both?
3. if i use form authentication, should i add resources name at my server
also? because if i don't add resource to my server, i can't access it?

thanks for your explanantion.

reza

 

[.jussi]

Hi Reza,

Windows Authentication uses your Windows domain's Active Directory for user
authentication. The benefit is being able to manage users using the AD (one
less user management interface) and having a single-sign-on environment for
Windows and EPM (users are automatically identified and authenticated using
their windows logon).

Forms authentication depends on an external authentication provider that you
use to control users and their privileges. Using forms authentication usually
means that the users must enter their username and password when they access
the system. On the plus side is that you do not have to introduce external
users to your domain Active Directory - and if you have a compatible
authentication provider already in place for some other system, you can have
a single-sign-on and user management environment for those.

With either authentication scheme you need an authentication provider. For
Windows Authentication, this is your AD. For forms authentication, it is
something else. With EPM 2007 you are not able to just set up a username and
password on the Project Server like you could in 2003 if I'm not mistaken.

For more information there are several blog posts and MSDN articles that go
into the details.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms456788.aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb975136.aspx

Hope that helps,
- Jussi

 

[reza]

..jussi---

thank for your great explanation.
so in PS 2007, form authentication can't be use?
can anyone know how to use it?

thanks