[Progress Communities] [Progress OpenEdge ABL] Forum Post: RE: Access Token authentication for custom WCF service in Sitefinity project

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Hi, Can you please clarify whether you are trying to combine the two approaches - having a WCF RESTful service implemented, and trying to secure it, following the approach documented in the quoted article for ServiceStack services? Generally, the WCF services are no longer the officially recommended approach for developing custom services with Sitefinity. The technology that's better suited is ServiceStack, thus we have retired the WCF instructions and replaced them with ServiceStack for newer product versions in the documentation. What I'd recommend is following the samples to implement your desired logic as a ServiceStack service and then utilizing the instructions for securing your service and authenticating with token. Otherwise, if you're trying to secure the WCF service and use the ServiceStack instructions that would not work, simply because the services get resolved via different mechanisms, and the routes are also different. Please keep us updated on your progress. Best, Boyan

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