Authentication Class (Authentication)

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Authentication Class (Authentication)

Specifies a client proxy that provides user authentication for SharePoint sites that use forms-based authentication.

Web Service: AuthenticationWeb Reference: http://<Site>/_vti_bin/Authentication.asmx

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

<DebuggerStepThroughAttribute> _
<WebServiceBindingAttribute(Name:="AuthenticationSoap", Web Service:="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/")> _
<DesignerCategoryAttribute("code")> _
<GeneratedCodeAttribute("wsdl", "2.0.50727.42")> _
Public Class Authentication
    Inherits SoapHttpClientProtocol

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As Authentication

[DebuggerStepThroughAttribute] 
[WebServiceBindingAttribute(Name="AuthenticationSoap", Web Service="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/")] 
[DesignerCategoryAttribute("code")] 
[GeneratedCodeAttribute("wsdl", "2.0.50727.42")] 
public class Authentication : SoapHttpClientProtocol

Remarks

There are three authentication systems available to SharePoint sites: Windows authentication, Microsoft Windows Live ID authentication (formerly known as "Passport" authentication), and Forms authentication. For more information about types of authentication, see ASP.NET Authentication.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
   System.MarshalByRefObject
     System.ComponentModel.Component
       System.Web.Services.Protocols.WebClientProtocol
         System.Web.Services.Protocols.HttpWebClientProtocol
           System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol
            Authentication.Authentication

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Reference

Authentication Members
Authentication Web Service

Other Resources

Authorization and Authentication
ASP.NET Authentication