Update: I've re-uploaded the .ZIP file of the source code, this should fix the issues with it being corrupted (the download hangs at about 5.8 mb), contact me if you have any issues getting the code.
How To Configure the Sample Code:
Learning all the ins-and-outs of how to set up your Silverlight project so that you can actually solve a real-world business problem just isn't easy. This post is all about connecting the dots between your business, data, web services, website, and Silverlight app so that they can all communicate the way they need to.
ASP.NET Authentication and Silverlight:
Often the question of how to implement Forms Authentication (a.k.a. ASP.NET Forms Auth) comes up since many sites that are available on the net use this authentication mechanism. You can find the MSDN article which outlines how to implement ASP.NET Forms Authentication in Silverlight. In addition an excellent article entitled Securing your WCF service with a custom username / password authentication mechanism written by Alex van Beek is available by clicking here.
More to come, I promise...