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access HttpContext.Current from WCF Web Service

Asked 2011-05-05T21:30:13.123
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I just started using WCF Services with ASP.NET AJAX. I instantiate my WCF service from Javascript and then pass string variables as arguments to my WCF Service method (with an OperationContract signature). I then return a .NET object (defined with a DataContract) which is bound to my custom Javascript class. I'm having trouble authenticating based on the user logged into my web session. However, the WCF web service is a completely different service with no context to the HttpContext.Current object. What is the most secure way to get access to that object?

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You do not have a HttpContext by default but you have many of the same objects present in the OperationContext (which is always present) or the WebOperationContext (which is only available for certain bindings.

You can access the OperationContext or WebOperationContext by using the static .Current property like so: WebOperationContext.Current

answered 2011-05-05T21:33:55.667

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