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System.Web.Configuration

AdapterDictionary Class

AnonymousIdentificationSection Class

AssemblyCollection Class

AssemblyInfo Class

AsyncPreloadModeFlags Enumeration

AuthenticationMode Enumeration

AuthenticationSection Class

AuthorizationRule Class

AuthorizationRuleAction Enumeration

AuthorizationRuleCollection Class

AuthorizationSection Class

BrowserCapabilitiesCodeGenerator Class

BrowserCapabilitiesFactory Class

BrowserCapabilitiesFactoryBase Class

BufferModesCollection Class

BufferModeSettings Class

BuildProvider Class

BuildProviderCollection Class

CacheSection Class

ClientTarget Class

ClientTargetCollection Class

ClientTargetSection Class

CodeSubDirectoriesCollection Class

CodeSubDirectory Class

CompilationSection Class

CompilerCollection Class

Converter Class

ConvertersCollection Class

CustomError Class

CustomErrorCollection Class

CustomErrorsMode Enumeration

CustomErrorsRedirectMode Enumeration

CustomErrorsSection Class

DeploymentSection Class

EventMappingSettings Class

EventMappingSettingsCollection Class

ExpressionBuilder Class

ExpressionBuilderCollection Class

FcnMode Enumeration

FolderLevelBuildProvider Class

FolderLevelBuildProviderCollection Class

FormsAuthenticationConfiguration Class

FormsAuthenticationCredentials Class

FormsAuthenticationUser Class

FormsAuthenticationUserCollection Class

FormsAuthPasswordFormat Enumeration

FormsProtectionEnum Enumeration

FullTrustAssembliesSection Class

FullTrustAssembly Class

FullTrustAssemblyCollection Class

GlobalizationSection Class

HealthMonitoringSection Class

HostingEnvironmentSection Class

HttpCapabilitiesBase Class

HttpCapabilitiesDefaultProvider Class

HttpCapabilitiesProvider Class

HttpCapabilitiesSectionHandler Class

HttpConfigurationContext Class

HttpCookiesSection Class

HttpHandlerAction Class

HttpHandlerActionCollection Class

HttpHandlersSection Class

HttpModuleAction Class

HttpModuleActionCollection Class

HttpModulesSection Class

HttpRuntimeSection Class

IConfigMapPath Interface

IConfigMapPathFactory Interface

IdentitySection Class

IgnoreDeviceFilterElement Class

IgnoreDeviceFilterElementCollection Class

IRemoteWebConfigurationHostServer Interface

LowerCaseStringConverter Class

MachineKeyCompatibilityMode Enumeration

MachineKeySection Class

MachineKeyValidation Enumeration

MachineKeyValidationConverter Class

MembershipPasswordCompatibilityMode Enumeration

MembershipSection Class

NamespaceCollection Class

NamespaceInfo Class

OutputCacheProfile Class

OutputCacheProfileCollection Class

OutputCacheSection Class

OutputCacheSettingsSection Class

PagesEnableSessionState Enumeration

PagesSection Class

PartialTrustVisibleAssembliesSection Class

PartialTrustVisibleAssembly Class

PartialTrustVisibleAssemblyCollection Class

PassportAuthentication Class

ProcessModelComAuthenticationLevel Enumeration

ProcessModelComImpersonationLevel Enumeration

ProcessModelLogLevel Enumeration

ProcessModelSection Class

ProfileGroupSettings Class

ProfileGroupSettingsCollection Class

ProfileGuidedOptimizationsFlags Enumeration

ProfilePropertySettings Class

ProfilePropertySettingsCollection Class

ProfileSection Class

ProfileSettings Class

ProfileSettingsCollection Class

ProtocolCollection Class

ProtocolElement Class

ProtocolsConfigurationHandler Class

ProtocolsSection Class

ProvidersHelper Class

RegexWorker Class

RemoteWebConfigurationHostServer Class

RoleManagerSection Class

RootProfilePropertySettingsCollection Class

RuleSettings Class

RuleSettingsCollection Class

ScriptingAuthenticationServiceSection Class

ScriptingJsonSerializationSection Class

ScriptingProfileServiceSection Class

ScriptingRoleServiceSection Class

ScriptingScriptResourceHandlerSection Class

ScriptingSectionGroup Class

ScriptingWebServicesSectionGroup Class

SecurityPolicySection Class

SerializationMode Enumeration

SessionPageStateSection Class

SessionStateSection Class

SiteMapSection Class

SqlCacheDependencyDatabase Class

SqlCacheDependencyDatabaseCollection Class

SqlCacheDependencySection Class

SystemWebCachingSectionGroup Class

SystemWebExtensionsSectionGroup Class

SystemWebSectionGroup Class

TagMapCollection Class

TagMapInfo Class

TagPrefixCollection Class

TagPrefixInfo Class

TicketCompatibilityMode Enumeration

TraceDisplayMode Enumeration

TraceSection Class

TransformerInfo Class

TransformerInfoCollection Class

TrustLevel Class

TrustLevelCollection Class

TrustSection Class

UrlMapping Class

UrlMappingCollection Class

UrlMappingsSection Class

UserMapPath Class

VirtualDirectoryMapping Class

VirtualDirectoryMappingCollection Class

WebApplicationLevel Enumeration

WebConfigurationFileMap Class

WebConfigurationManager Class

WebContext Class

WebControlsSection Class

WebPartsPersonalization Class

WebPartsPersonalizationAuthorization Class

WebPartsSection Class

XhtmlConformanceMode Enumeration

XhtmlConformanceSection Class

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AuthenticationMode Enumeration

.NET Framework 4.5

Specifies the authentication mode to use in a Web application.

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

public enum AuthenticationMode

	Member name	Description
	None	Specifies no authentication.
	Windows	Specifies Windows as the authentication mode. This mode applies when using the Internet Information Services (IIS) authentication methods Basic, Digest, Integrated Windows (NTLM/Kerberos), or certificates.
	Passport	Obsolete. Specifies Microsoft Passport as the authentication mode.
	Forms	Specifies ASP.NET Forms-based authentication as the authentication mode.

Use the Mode property to programmatically configure the type of authentication used by a Web application,

The following code example shows how to access the Mode property.

            // Get the current Mode property.
            AuthenticationMode currentMode = 
                authenticationSection.Mode;

            // Set the Mode property to Windows.
            authenticationSection.Mode = 
                AuthenticationMode.Windows;

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

System.Web.Configuration Namespace

AuthenticationSection

Other Resources

authentication Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)

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