login section similar to dropbox

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My application is similar to dropbox application. in which, after installing application and then it should ask for username/password
and whenever user starts my application it should not ask username/password everytime similar to dropbox.

ALSO dropbox has a feature, unlink this computer, I want to know how to do that in my C# desktop application.

Please suggest where to save login in local machine so it should not ask user everytime and add link/unlink to computer functionality

Posted 7-Jun-13 0:15am

prisoft

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Prasad Khandekar 7-Jun-13 7:10am

You can store the user's credentials in registry. Make sure that you store them in an encrypted form. This (http://weblogs.asp.net/jgalloway/archive/2008/04/13/encrypting-passwords-in-a-net-app-config-file.aspx) article will be useful for understanding this.

Link/Unlink behavior can simply be based on a flag. As long as this flag value is set your application can assume that the computer in question is still linked with your remote server and has to perform the synchronization whenever required.

I am assuming that when your are saying DropBox like means you have your own remote server + storage application jsut like dropbox.

Regards,

prisoft 7-Jun-13 7:46am

Thanks, but is there any other option then registry. while adding registry I am getting permission error and the same problem can be face by end users of my application. also I am getting confused that how to set/save flag and recognize the machine. shall I create a text file and save it locally?

Prasad Khandekar 7-Jun-13 7:50am

The link mentioned shows a away to store in app.config.

prisoft 7-Jun-13 7:57am

ok it will work like this:
1. user installs my application
2. enter registers with username/password
3. I will save these credential in app.config
4. I will save machine info as well here.
5. if user change password I will edit app.config again. am going to try it.

Thanks again.

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