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Authentication - when displaying DNN page in iFrame

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SveinB
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3/31/2020 9:15 AM

I am displaying page from DNN site in an iframe in an (web)app. 
How can I seamlessly authenticate the DNN page hosted in iFrame, from different (web)App,
so that User dont have to manually Enter UserName and password.

DNN is typically doing forms based authentication, what would be preferred way of doing this authentication ?
( what is possible / recomended: Basic authentication, cookie, url ... ?)

Suggestion or Link(s) to suggestions are welcome.

 

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3/31/2020 9:29 AM

There isn't really a good way to do this without a bunch of additional steps in the middle.

DNN's authentication options out of the box are either forms authentication which requires a login, or the transmission of the login info. or JWT which would require a login before and a token to be passed after.

Additionally, there are some security concerns with a logged-in user being inside of an iframe.  As any outside site can then access cookies/information from that user account.  

SveinB
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3/31/2020 9:41 AM
Thank you Mitch for exceptional followup speed.

In this particular situation the authentication would be from an App.

Using https and JWT to authenticate before and then pass in token when accessing seems like an option to consider. The token would being cleared on Logout from App, or updated on timeout of page.

Any comments or links to any JS implementation for this ?

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