We are trying to build a admin desktop application - has to do with integrating some legacy apps into our DNN apps - we were wanting to do something very easy or so we thought and that was allowing a desktop user to retrieve a users password - after looking at the Send Password in DNN it seems there is a *magical* hapening that transforms the password from its hashed state to a readable state

How is that done?  I was playing with integrating the System.Web.Security namespace into a desktop app but it doesnt seem to like that - any ideas, readings, suggestions?

Thanks!!!

You can get the password using IWEB.  The web service method GetUser(ByVal Username As String) will let your desktop app get the UserInfo class containing the password. 

Dylan, if you download IWeb and then download the IWeb Core Connector (Source) you will have the code you need. We even have the Core Connector source in VB and C#. This should save you a lot of time.

You can also browse the code online at:

http://www.codeplex.com/IWeb/SourceControl/DirectoryView.aspx?SourcePath=%24%2fIWeb%2fApplications%2fIWeb%20Core%20Connector&changeSetId=5982