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Q303694: GetLoginChallenge Does Not Pass Back AuthHeader in JavaScript

Article: Q303694
Product(s): Microsoft Developer Network
Version(s): 2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 11-SEP-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Passport, version 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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The GetLoginChallenge method does not pass back the AuthHeader in JavaScript.

CAUSE
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JavaScript can only pass in string variables by value, not by reference. This
means that an Out parameter cannot be set by a function.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, make sure that your function passes back a variant
array with both the URL and the AuthHeader. Use the AuthURL API to get the login
URL.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSNSearch kbPassport200 kbPassportSearch
Version           : :2.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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