C Sharp .NET Auth example

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We need a cookie that we will use in later webservice calls. Check if we already have a cookie saved in our system, if not, create a new one DataStorageAdapter is a dummy-class for this example only. You will replace this with your preferred method of storing information.

System.Net.CookieContainer cookieContainer = DataStorageAdapter.GetCookie("ASP.NET_SessionId") ?? new System.Net.CookieContainer();

Lets initialize a Authentication Service with the cookie we have saved (or a new one if we didn't have a cookie saved)

using (Webservice.Authenticate.Authenticate authService = new Webservice.Authenticate.Authenticate { CookieContainer = cookie })
{
    // Check whether the ASP.NET_SessionId is still alive in 24SevenOffice's system. If it is not, log in again.
    if (!authService.HasSession())
    {
        // We use a credential object for logging in
        // Username is always an email address.
        Webservice.Authenticate.Credential credential = new Webservice.Authenticate.Credential
        {
            Username = "myUserName", //Community account, this is always an email address
            Password = "myPassword", 
            ApplicationId = new Guid("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"), //YOUR ID HERE
            IdentityId = new Guid("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000") //Default is empty guid (no need to edit this)
        };
        // Do the actual log in
        String sessionId = authService.Login(credential);
        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(sessionId))
        {
            //Login returned empty string, login has failed.
            throw new Exception("Error logging into WebService, Username/Password perhaps wrong?");
        }
        //Login was successful
        //Add cookie to old domain to use the old/legacy webservices under webservices.24sevenoffice.com
        cookieContainer.Add(new Cookie("ASP.NET_SessionId", sessionId) { Domain = "webservices.24sevenoffice.com" }); 
        //Save the cookie for later use so we do not need to call the Login method too often.
        DataStorageAdapter.SetCookie("ASP.NET_SessionId", cookie);
    }
    //The two next lines are only needed if you wish to change from your default community ID.
    //Get a list of possible identities
    Webservice.Authenticate.Identity[] myIdentities = authService.GetIdentities();
    //Select desired identity (Alternatively, save the Identity.Id the same way you save SessionId, and use authService.SetIdentityById(Guid) )
    authService.SetIdentity(myIdentities[0]);
 }

Now that we have an authed cookie (if login succeeded), we use that cookie in other webservices

Webservice.Other otherWebService = new Webservice.Other();
otherWebService.CookieContainer = cookie;
var returnedObject = otherWebService.OtherMethod("Information");

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