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How to integrate the vBulletin forums users with an existing ASP.NET site that has its own users and login, and to maintain the session between the two sites, so when a user logs in, he/she stays logged in when browsing the forum?

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Why are you posting an ASP.NET question in the PHP tag?

You should be posting your question according to tags.

Wasim
err..it's coz vBulletin is all php based..lol
Serenity
+1  A: 

It's possible, but efforts doesn't worth it I'd say.
Too much of dirty handwork while you're looking for a few mouse clicks - dont' ya? ;)

Either forget cross-site authorization or find yourself NET-based forum.

Col. Shrapnel
I actually don't have a choice..HAVE to use vBulletin :/
Serenity
@happy Well actually your NET site have to have just access to the database used by vBulletin. And use it's users and sessions tables.
Col. Shrapnel
+1  A: 

Install the vBulletin LDAP auth plugin, and get someone from the ASP admin side to setup LDAP server - whatever it may authenticate against - a custom DB, or AD.

Done.

pp19dd
Forgot to mention; second part of this seamless integration is NTLM. There are plenty of details here that need resolution, but, overall it's doable.
pp19dd
ok..will research about this..thanks
Serenity