This document is intended for Developers who are familiar with the Microsoft.Net framework and wish to extend or develop their own component for FuseTalk.Net. The core audience should have the following skills or expertise:

 

• Development experience with C# or Visual Basic.Net.
   

• A basic understanding of accessing a database through ADO.Net.
   

• A basic understanding of the fundamentals of Object Oriented programming.
   

• A good understanding of the FuseTalk framework.

 

This guide contains information on how to access the FuseTalk Framework outside of the web application. The guide will explain the following:

 

• Instructions on how to integrate the FuseTalk API within your Visual Studio project.
   

• Details about the FuseTalk Security Framework.
   

• Descriptions of all the FuseTalk Elements and Functions.
   

• Code Examples using C# and Visual Basic.Net.
   

• A diagram of the FuseTalk database.

 

Located in the FuseTalk files is a directory called "forum/modules/authentication/examples" in there are samples on how to use API.  

 

There are examples on:

 

• NT / Challenge Response Authentication Example -- This is an example that will show you how to use NT Login or a challenge response directory in order to login a user into FuseTalk.  

• Cookie Authentication Example -- This is an example that will show you how to use the cookie that was set on your web site in order to login a user into FuseTalk.  The example assumes that a user cannot view the forums unless they are logged in.

• Cookie Authentication Example -- This is an example that will show you how to use the cookie that was set on your web site in order to login a user into FuseTalk.  The example assumes that a user can browse the forums when he is not logged in.

 

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