ManagementAuthentication.AuthenticateUser(String, String) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.Web.Management.Server

Assembly:: Microsoft.Web.Management.dll

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Returns a value that indicates whether a user has been authenticated to IIS Manager.

public:
 static bool AuthenticateUser(System::String ^ userName, System::String ^ password);

public static bool AuthenticateUser (string userName, string password);

static member AuthenticateUser : string * string -> bool

Public Shared Function AuthenticateUser (userName As String, password As String) As Boolean

Parameters

userName: String

The user name.

password: String

The password.

Returns

Boolean

true if the user's credentials are valid; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

userName or password is null or empty.

Remarks

This method passes the specified parameters to the AuthenticateUser method of the Microsoft.Web.Management.Server.ManagementAuthenticationProvider object that is specified in the Provider property.

Applies to