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FormsAuthenticationConfiguration.Credentials Property

.NET Framework 2.0

Gets the FormsAuthenticationCredentials collection of user names and passwords.

Namespace: System.Web.Configuration
Assembly: System.Web (in system.web.dll)

public FormsAuthenticationCredentials Credentials { get; }

/** @property */
public FormsAuthenticationCredentials get_Credentials ()

JScript

public function get Credentials () : FormsAuthenticationCredentials

XAML

Not applicable.

Property Value

A FormsAuthenticationCredentials collection that contains the user names and passwords.

Remarks

The Credentials property gets the user names and passwords to use during forms-based authentication.

Note:
When security is required, you should use alternative ways of storing the user names and passwords; for example, in a database store. If you decide to use this collection, you should use the provided encryption facility.

Example

The following code example shows how to access the Credentials property. Refer to the code example in the FormsAuthenticationConfiguration class topic to learn how to get the section.

// Get the current Credentials.
FormsAuthenticationCredentials currentCredentials = 
    formsAuthentication.Credentials;

StringBuilder credentials = new StringBuilder();
// Get all the credentials.
for (System.Int32 i = 0; i < currentCredentials.Users.Count; i++)
{
    credentials.Append("Name: " + 
        currentCredentials.Users[i].Name + 
        " Password: " + 
        currentCredentials.Users[i].Password);
    credentials.Append(Environment.NewLine);
}

Platforms

Windows 98, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0

Reference

FormsAuthenticationConfiguration Class
FormsAuthenticationConfiguration Members
System.Web.Configuration Namespace

Other Resources

authentication Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
credentials Element for forms for authentication (ASP.NET Settings Schema)

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