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AuthenticationBase<T>.ValidateUser Method

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[WCF RIA Services Version 1 Service Pack 2 is compatible with either .NET framework 4 or .NET Framework 4.5, and with either Silverlight 4 or Silverlight 5.]

Verifies that the supplied user name and password are valid.

Namespace:  System.ServiceModel.DomainServices.Server.ApplicationServices
Assembly:  System.ServiceModel.DomainServices.Server (in System.ServiceModel.DomainServices.Server.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Protected Overridable Function ValidateUser ( _
    userName As String, _
    password As String _
) As Boolean

'Usage
Dim userName As String
Dim password As String
Dim returnValue As Boolean

returnValue = Me.ValidateUser(userName, _
    password)

protected virtual bool ValidateUser(
    string userName,
    string password
)

protected:
virtual bool ValidateUser(
    String^ userName, 
    String^ password
)

abstract ValidateUser : 
        userName:string * 
        password:string -> bool 
override ValidateUser : 
        userName:string * 
        password:string -> bool 

protected function ValidateUser(
    userName : String, 
    password : String
) : boolean

Parameters

  • userName
    Type: System.String
    The name of the user to be validated.
  • password
    Type: System.String
    The password for the specified user.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if the user is valid; otherwise, false.

Remarks

This method is invoked from Login. By default, it delegates to Membership.ValidateUser. The base implementation does not need to be invoked when this method is overridden.

See Also

Reference

AuthenticationBase<T> Class

System.ServiceModel.DomainServices.Server.ApplicationServices Namespace