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www_logic:
Hi, I am developing a website for a client who is interested in using CiviCRM as their membership management software.  The website uses my custom developed CMS system built in ASP.NET 4.

Currently a requirement from the client is that the website hook into CiviCRM in the following way...

- Allow a member to authenticate with CiviCRM
- Allow a member to modify profile information stored in CiviCRM, and write any edits back.

Questions:

- Is your API accessible from an ASP.NET website?  If so, what is the best recommended practice?  JavaScript?
- If so, which version do I download to test API integration?  All versions seems to require integration with Joomla!, WordPress, or Drupal.
- Is there any other important iformation you can share regarding CiviCRM working with an ASP.NET website?

Thanks, I appreciate any input you can provide.  The client is ready to make a decision.

xavier:
Hi,

The login is not part of civicrm but we let the CMS handle it. what is usually done in a case like yours is to have a minimal "back office only" drupal+civicrm, and use the REST interface (API) to fetch/update the data in civicrm from the publicly visible front-end site.

X+

www_logic:
Thank you for your reply.

Excuse my ignorance on the subject of Drupal, but I've never used it and know little about.

Are you saying I would install Drupal on my server as well, and that my ASP.NET application would be able to integrate with Drupal enough to know when a user was authenticated?  Then what?  Does Drupal give me some session key or something that allows me to gain access to the correct user information from CiviCRM?

I'm just trying to understand the interaction among the three systems and determine if this solution is even feasible.

Thanks!

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