How to integrate RSA tokens with asp.NET Web Application ?

[CarlosMachel]

Dear All,

I trust this email finds you well. 

I'm an asp.NET developer, with an application running on my company using Oracle and SQL Server DB. I would like to know how I can integrate my application with the RSA Tokens. Do you need a special support from the provider (RSA), or with the documentation, I can follow the instructions to integrate it with my asp.NET application?

Currently I integrated my application with the active directory but I we also need to integrate it with a physical tokens.

Please help. 

[StevenSpicer]

Hello Mr. Machel,

We have an SDK available for download that allows you to use RSA SecurID tokens for authentication within your program.  The latest versions support C and Java; you should start by checking out the release notes and developer's guide, which can had here: RSA SecurID Authentication Agent SDK 8.6 

The SDK is downloadable for free, and contains the libraries, docs, and sample code that you can use as a template for your integration.

[SeanDoyle · Accepted solution]

The easiest mechanism for adding token authentication to a .NET application would be to use the AM REST web service authentication API. Building support for REST web services with .NET is quite straightforward. The API documentation is downloadable from RSA.

[TedBarbour]

Agree with Sean, using the REST authentication API would be the way to go.

To use the legacy agent SDK you would also need to check out 000025425 - How to access RSA ACE/Agent SDK synchronous API from Microsoft .NET 

[StevenSpicer]

I have to go with Sean & Ted's suggestion about the REST API. 

[LenoreTumey]

Another option would be to SAML-enable your application.  You can read more about this at https://community.rsa.com/docs/DOC-40869 

[EdwardDavis]

Here is an early example of building a REST client to perform test authentications, step by step.

https://community.rsa.com/community/products/securid/blog/2017/07/20/guide-to-getting-started-with-the-am-82-sp1-rest-api-test-app 

It mentions using the 8.2 sp1 [8.2.1.0.0] extras .iso for the components.

Each major base version of Auth Manager has it's own matching extras iso with the SDK/API components.

So, depending on what version of AM you have, use 8.2.1.0.0, 8.3.0.0.0, or 8.4.0.0.0 extras.