There are several ways to do this.
One of the ways is to send the user credentials (encrypted) to another site , and using the http module at the destination, try to enter the application, but this is not safe.
WIF (Windows Identity Foundation), SSO (Single Sign one and Single sing out ). WIF SDK , , IdP (Identity Provider).
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