Validates a username and password.
Namespace:
System.IdentityModel.Selectors
Assembly:
System.IdentityModel (in System.IdentityModel.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public MustInherit Class UserNamePasswordValidator
Dim instance As UserNamePasswordValidator
public abstract class UserNamePasswordValidator
public ref class UserNamePasswordValidator abstract
public abstract class UserNamePasswordValidator
Use the UserNamePasswordValidator class to specify how a username and password is validated. This can be done by deriving a class from UserNamePasswordValidator and override the Validate method. For more information about creating a custom user name and password validator, see How to: Use a Custom User Name and Password Validator.
Public Class MyCustomUserNameValidator
Inherits UserNamePasswordValidator
' This method validates users. It allows two users, test1 and test2
' with passwords 1tset and 2tset respectively.
' This code is for illustration purposes only and
' MUST NOT be used in a production environment because it is NOT secure.
Public Overrides Sub Validate(ByVal userName As String, ByVal password As String)
If Nothing = userName OrElse Nothing = password Then
Throw New ArgumentNullException()
End If
If Not (userName = "test1" AndAlso password = "1tset") AndAlso Not (userName = "test2" AndAlso password = "2tset") Then
Throw New SecurityTokenException("Unknown Username or Password")
End If
End Sub 'Validate
End Class 'MyCustomUserNameValidator
public class MyCustomUserNameValidator : UserNamePasswordValidator
{
// This method validates users. It allows two users, test1 and test2
// with passwords 1tset and 2tset respectively.
// This code is for illustration purposes only and
// MUST NOT be used in a production environment because it is NOT secure.
public override void Validate(string userName, string password)
{
if (null == userName || null == password)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException();
}
if (!(userName == "test1" && password == "1tset") && !(userName == "test2" && password == "2tset"))
{
throw new SecurityTokenException("Unknown Username or Password");
}
}
}
System..::.Object
System.IdentityModel.Selectors..::.UserNamePasswordValidator
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0
Reference