am getting an exception when I try initiate the Session Manager LoginBySSPi method of fault.SSPIChallenge.summary.

Any ideas what might be causing this? It causes exception at this line "sm.LoginBySSPI(ct_b64, "en");"

Thanks

FYI

var ch = new SSPIHelper();
byte[] ct;
byte[] st = null;
bool cc;

// Get the base64 token for the current Windows logon session.
ch.InitializeClient( out ct, st, out cc );
var ct_b64 = Convert.ToBase64String( ct );

try
{

VMware.Vim.VimClient vimClient = new VMware.Vim.VimClient();
vimClient.Connect("10.x.x.x", CommunicationProtocol.Https, 443);
SessionManager sm = new SessionManager(vimClient, vimClient.ServiceContent.SessionManager);
sm.LoginBySSPI(ct_b64, "en");

}

/*
catch ( VMware.Vim.VimException ex )
{

MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
// InnerException = {"fault.SSPIChallenge.summary"}
}

Excellent that really clarified that point. Makes sense to reuse the token from the server. The code runs now, but I am getting

Nice tip with getting Base64Token from the SSPI Challenge using the "MethodFault". I know my account has access and I am not locked out or anything in AD.

Sorry but getting this, suggest something with either the username or password. This should be using passthrough authentication right?

"Login failed due to a bad username or password"

System Error: -+2146893044+. Failed to establishing a security context .

Any ideas what might be causing this, something to do with encrypted authentication ?

At least now we got the client token and server token. I have noticed that the server token is 1027 bytes in size.

ct = byte 62
st = byte 1027

Kind regards

if (ss != SEC_E_OK && ss != SEC_I_CONTINUE_NEEDED)

{

throw new Exception("InitializeSecurityContext() failed!!!");

}

This is my code

<code>

var ch = new SSPIHelper();

byte[] ct = null;

byte[] st = null;

bool cc = true;

string ct_b64 = string.Empty;

// Attempt to login to the VI server with this token.

// Get the base64 token for the current Windows logon session.

//ch.InitializeClient(out ct, st, out cc);

//var ct_b64 = Convert.ToBase64String(ct);

VMware.Vim.VimClient vimClient = new VMware.Vim.VimClient();

vimClient.Connect("10.x.x.x", CommunicationProtocol.Https, 443);

SessionManager sm = new SessionManager(vimClient, vimClient.ServiceContent.SessionManager);

bool serverNotReady = true;

while (cc || serverNotReady)

{

// Get the base64 token for the current Windows logon session.

try

{

ch.InitializeClient(out ct, st, out cc);

ct_b64 = Convert.ToBase64String(ct);

sm.LoginBySSPI(ct_b64, "FR");

}

catch (VMware.Vim.VimException ex)

{

if (ex.MethodFault is SSPIChallenge)

{

st = Convert.FromBase64String(((SSPIChallenge)ex.MethodFault).Base64Token);

}

else

{

throw;

}

}

}

</code>

Yeah both the client and the VC are in a domain. Actually the client I am testing with is a VISTA machine, but UAC is turned off etc. Although I have ran the code on both a VISTA and Windows Server 2003 server the result is the same. On the client machine (used for development) I am using a non-domain admin account, but does have access to VC. However on the server I am running the app using my domain admin account which has all privelages but get the same error.

The reason I passed the french locale is that I am working overseas at the moment. I did try passing the null parameter but it was the same result.

Its puzzling me at the moment