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iOS application authentication

I am in the process of creating an iOS application for a WordPress site I maintain. The user would like to control access to a certain part of the application using the users WordPress credentials. Basically, they sell subscriptions to a service and want to use the application to allow their users to access this service from their app without having to create a new account.

The question I have is, does anyone know of a reliable way to code the app to authenticate against the WordPress database? The user would enter their credentials they use for the website into the app and the login page would either redirect them to the service page or reject their login.

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Zac Harris

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I will try this out as soon as I get back to my mac and see if it's what I'm looking for.

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Zac Harris

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Thanks eoinosullivan that seems more along the lines of what I was looking for. I have not made it back to where I can use the plugin yet, I will update as soon as I can tonight.

Zac Harris

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I have not given up on this... I am working to find the best solution for this and they all seem like there is some kind of issue with what I am trying to accomplish. I know this has to be possible...how else do all these other apps do authentication...

I am exploring some options and will provide an update later today.