Windows Live ID

• Web authentication works by sending your users to the windows live ID sign-in page. The service then directs them back to your web site along with unique site- specific identifier that you can use to manage personalized content.

• Windows live ID data is not shared with your site

• All applications that you crate in Azure service developer portal are registered with wild service

• WILD assigns application ID value which is used to look up the return URL for hosted service to generate a personal unique ID no

• PUID is used as primary key for additional registration data provided for user.

• The secret key value encrypt& sign the security token provides by WILD service & corresponds to password for project.

• As more Web sites begin to offer personalized services, the need for an easy-to-use authentication system has grown. Many sites are also incorporating services that are familiar to their users—for example, Windows Live™ services and controls. In light of these trends, many Web site operators and developers have expressed interest in incorporating Windows Live ID authentication into their sites. This software development kit (SDK) describes how you can use the Windows Live ID service.

• With Windows Live ID Web Authentication version 1.2, you can use the Windows Live ID service to verify the identity of visitors to your site, so that you can offer personalized access to your site’s content by the millions of registered Windows Live ID users.

• Windows Live ID provides you with a unique, site-specific identifier for each Windows Live user who signs in to your site. Web Authentication also enables you to incorporate Windows Live controls into your site.

• Included with this SDK are QuickStart sample applications that implement Web Authentication in C#, Visual Basic® .NET, Java, Perl, PHP, Python, and Ruby programming languages. You can get the sample applications for this SDK from the Web Authentication download page on Microsoft.com.

• Web Authentication works by sending your users to the Windows Live ID sign-in page by means of a specially formatted link. The service then directs them back to your Web site along with a unique, site-specific identifier that you can use to manage personalized content, assign user rights, and perform other tasks for the authenticated user.

• Sign-in and account management is performed by Windows Live ID, so you don't have to worry about implementing these details. Windows Live ID profile data is not shared with your site.

• With Web Authentication, you can also customize the sign-in and registration pages that your users see when supplying or creating their Windows Live ID credentials. Customization helps you create a seamless experience for users when they visit your site.