Not sure what you are trying to achieve here. But by using a master page and apply that one to all pages could be one solution, another could be frames (not recommended though).

Thanks for the quick reply what I am trying to do is use epicenter in an existing application, I would like to share managed content between the "static" site and the application, therefore  I need to be able to "pull" cms content into the application, e.g. by referencing a content block without the application itself being built using episerver.

If you have a static website you can't fetch content from any of EPiServers' API's. But if you can run code you can fetch data from one of the webservices that's available in EPiServer.

Great news - would you have example resources/documentation on the api.  I found it for version 6, but not version 7

Here is some information about the web services.

Thanks Johan,  when I follow the instructions - the web.config fails to start becuase of the following line being invalid

<episerver.basicAuthentication sendBasicChallenge="true" basicRealm="" />


I assume I need to reference the section handler (its not listed in the sections at the top of the web config).  What should I be referencing (if thats the issue) 

<section name="episerver.basicAuthentication" type="EPiServer.Configuration.BasicAuthenticationSection, EPiServer.Configuration" allowLocation="true"/>

You also need the module

<add name="BasicAuthentication" type="EPiServer.Security.BasicAuthentication, EPiServer" />

All acording to http://world.episerver.com/Documentation/Items/Developers-Guide/EPiServer-CMS/7/Security/Configuring-Web-Services-Authentication/#Authentication

Thanks again Johan

Got the basic auth working thanks to the inclusion of the section defination.  However I have two issues (using episerver 7 and  7.1):

1 Now basic authentication is on when I try to access the CMS system (rather than forms auth)

2:I get the following error when calling the webservice from a .net client:

Error: System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException: Server was unable to process
request. ---> System.InvalidOperationException: Cannot deserialize type 'EPiSer
ver.Core.LanguageSelector' because it contains property 'SelectionSource' which
has no public setter.
at System.Xml.Serialization.TypeScope.GetSettableMembers(StructMapping mappin
g, ArrayList list)
at System.Xml.Serialization.TypeScope.GetSettableMembers(StructMapping struct
Mapping)
at System.Xml.Serialization.TypeScope.GetSettableMembers(StructMapping mappin
g, Dictionary`2 memberInfos)
at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializationReaderILGen.WriteLiteralStructMet
hod(StructMapping structMapping)
at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializationReaderILGen.GenerateMethod(TypeMa
pping mapping)
at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializationILGen.GenerateReferencedMethods()

at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializationReaderILGen.GenerateEnd(String[]
methods, XmlMapping[] xmlMappings, Type[] types)
at System.Xml.Serialization.TempAssembly.GenerateRefEmitAssembly(XmlMapping[]
xmlMappings, Type[] types, String defaultNamespace, Evidence evidence)
at System.Xml.Serialization.TempAssembly..ctor(XmlMapping[] xmlMappings, Type
[] types, String defaultNamespace, String location, Evidence evidence)
at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.FromMappings(XmlMapping[] mappings,
Type type)
at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapServerType..ctor(Type type, WebServicePr
otocols protocolsSupported)
at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapServerProtocol.Initialize()
at System.Web.Services.Protocols.ServerProtocolFactory.Create(Type type, Http
Context context, HttpRequest request, HttpResponse response, Boolean& abortProce
ssing)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---

Regarding number 1, you have to put the setting in a location element, eg

<location path="webservices">
    <episerver.basicAuthentication sendBasicChallenge="true" basicRealm="" />
</location>

Regarding number 2, there seems to be a bug and a patch is available http://world.episerver.com/Forum/Developer-forum/Developer-to-developer/Thread-Container/2013/4/Episerver-7-WebServices-are-throwing-exceptions/

Thanks for the quick reply - really appreciate it.

1.  I have it in the correct location:

<location path="WebServices">
    <episerver.basicAuthentication sendBasicChallenge="true" basicRealm="" />

But it seems to be appied to all folders that are secured.

2. Brilliant - I'll check that out.