FormsAuthenticationConfiguration Class

Definition

Configures an ASP.NET application to use the AuthenticationMode forms modality.

public ref class FormsAuthenticationConfiguration sealed : System::Configuration::ConfigurationElement
public sealed class FormsAuthenticationConfiguration : System.Configuration.ConfigurationElement
type FormsAuthenticationConfiguration = class
    inherit ConfigurationElement
Public NotInheritable Class FormsAuthenticationConfiguration
Inherits ConfigurationElement
Inheritance
FormsAuthenticationConfiguration

Examples

The following code example shows how to obtain the FormsAuthenticationConfiguration object from the configuration file of an existing Web application. You can use this object to access its members. The configuration file will contain a setup similar to the following.

Note If you use the credentials section, be sure to follow the guidelines explained at ASP.NET Authentication. For scalability and better security, it is recommended that you use an external database to store the users' credentials. For more information about building secure ASP.NET applications see Securing Your ASP.NET Application and Building Secure ASP.NET Applications: Authentication, Authorization, and Secure Communication.

This example uses SHA1. Due to collision problems with SHA1, Microsoft recommends SHA256.

<authentication mode="Forms">
  <forms name="MyAppCookie" loginUrl="login.aspx"
    defaultUrl="default.aspx"
    protection="Encryption" timeout="5" path="aspnetTest"
    slidingExpiration="false"
    cookieless="UseCookies" domain="domainName">
    <credentials passwordFormat="SHA1">
      <user name="aspnetuser1"
        password="5BAA61E4C9B93F3F0682250B6CF8331B7EE68FD8"/>
       <user name="aspnetuser2"
         password="E38AD214943DAAD1D64C102FAEC29DE4AFE9DA3D"/>
    </credentials>
  </forms>
</authentication>
// Get the Web application configuration.
System.Configuration.Configuration configuration = 
    WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration("/aspnetTest");

// Get the external Authentication section.
AuthenticationSection authenticationSection = 
    (AuthenticationSection)configuration.GetSection(
    "system.web/authentication");

// Get the external Forms section .
FormsAuthenticationConfiguration formsAuthentication =
    authenticationSection.Forms;
' Get the Web application configuration.
  Dim configuration As System.Configuration.Configuration = _
  WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration( _
  "/aspnetTest")

' Get the external Authentication section.
  Dim authenticationSection _
  As AuthenticationSection = _
  CType(configuration.GetSection( _
  "system.web/authentication"), AuthenticationSection)

' Get the external Forms section .
  Dim formsAuthentication _
  As FormsAuthenticationConfiguration = _
  authenticationSection.Forms

Remarks

The FormsAuthenticationConfiguration class provides a way to programmatically access and modify the forms element of a configuration authentication section.

This type is part of a group that includes the FormsAuthenticationCredentials,the FormsAuthenticationUserCollection, and the FormsAuthenticationUser types. The types other than the collection type directly affect the underlying configuration tags.

Note

The FormsAuthenticationConfiguration can write information into the related section of the configuration file according to the restrictions defined by the section property AllowDefinition whose value is MachineToApplication. Any attempt to write in a configuration file at a level not allowed in the hierarchy will result in an error message generated by the parser. However, you can use this class to read configuration information at any level in the hierarchy. For safety and scalability, it is recommended that you use an external repository, such as a database, to keep the users' credentials.

Constructors

FormsAuthenticationConfiguration()

Initializes a new instance of the FormsAuthenticationConfiguration class.

Properties

Cookieless

Gets or sets a value indicating whether forms-based authentication should use cookies.

CookieSameSite

Gets or sets the value for the SameSite attribute of the cookie.

Credentials

Gets the FormsAuthenticationCredentials collection of user names and passwords.

CurrentConfiguration

Gets a reference to the top-level Configuration instance that represents the configuration hierarchy that the current ConfigurationElement instance belongs to.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
DefaultUrl

Gets or sets the default URL.

Domain

Gets or sets the domain name to be sent with forms authentication cookies.

ElementInformation

Gets an ElementInformation object that contains the non-customizable information and functionality of the ConfigurationElement object.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
ElementProperty

Gets the ConfigurationElementProperty object that represents the ConfigurationElement object itself.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
EnableCrossAppRedirects

Gets or sets a value indicating whether authenticated users can be redirected to URLS in other applications.

EvaluationContext

Gets the ContextInformation object for the ConfigurationElement object.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
HasContext

Gets a value that indicates whether the CurrentConfiguration property is null.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
Item[ConfigurationProperty]

Gets or sets a property or attribute of this configuration element.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
Item[String]

Gets or sets a property, attribute, or child element of this configuration element.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
LockAllAttributesExcept

Gets the collection of locked attributes.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
LockAllElementsExcept

Gets the collection of locked elements.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
LockAttributes

Gets the collection of locked attributes.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
LockElements

Gets the collection of locked elements.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
LockItem

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the element is locked.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
LoginUrl

Gets or sets the redirection URL for the request.

Name

Gets or sets the cookie name.

Path

Gets or sets the cookie path.

Properties

Gets the collection of properties.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
Protection

Gets or sets the encryption type used to encrypt the cookie.

RequireSSL

Gets or sets a value indicating whether a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connection is required when transmitting authentication information.

SlidingExpiration

Gets or sets the authentication sliding expiration.

TicketCompatibilityMode

Gets or sets a value that indicates whether to use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) or local time for the ticket expiration date.

Timeout

Gets or sets the authentication time-out.

Methods

DeserializeElement(XmlReader, Boolean)

Reads XML from the configuration file.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
Equals(Object)

Compares the current ConfigurationElement instance to the specified object.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
GetHashCode()

Gets a unique value representing the current ConfigurationElement instance.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
GetTransformedAssemblyString(String)

Returns the transformed version of the specified assembly name.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
GetTransformedTypeString(String)

Returns the transformed version of the specified type name.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
GetType()

Gets the Type of the current instance.

(Inherited from Object)
Init()

Sets the ConfigurationElement object to its initial state.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
InitializeDefault()

Used to initialize a default set of values for the ConfigurationElement object.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
IsModified()

Indicates whether this configuration element has been modified since it was last saved or loaded, when implemented in a derived class.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
IsReadOnly()

Gets a value indicating whether the ConfigurationElement object is read-only.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
ListErrors(IList)

Adds the invalid-property errors in this ConfigurationElement object, and in all subelements, to the passed list.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
MemberwiseClone()

Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.

(Inherited from Object)
OnDeserializeUnrecognizedAttribute(String, String)

Gets a value indicating whether an unknown attribute is encountered during deserialization.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
OnDeserializeUnrecognizedElement(String, XmlReader)

Gets a value indicating whether an unknown element is encountered during deserialization.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
OnRequiredPropertyNotFound(String)

Throws an exception when a required property is not found.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
PostDeserialize()

Called after deserialization.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
PreSerialize(XmlWriter)

Called before serialization.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
Reset(ConfigurationElement)

Resets the internal state of the ConfigurationElement object, including the locks and the properties collections.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
ResetModified()

Resets the value of the IsModified() method to false when implemented in a derived class.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
SerializeElement(XmlWriter, Boolean)

Writes the contents of this configuration element to the configuration file when implemented in a derived class.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
SerializeToXmlElement(XmlWriter, String)

Writes the outer tags of this configuration element to the configuration file when implemented in a derived class.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
SetPropertyValue(ConfigurationProperty, Object, Boolean)

Sets a property to the specified value.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
SetReadOnly()

Sets the IsReadOnly() property for the ConfigurationElement object and all subelements.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
ToString()

Returns a string that represents the current object.

(Inherited from Object)
Unmerge(ConfigurationElement, ConfigurationElement, ConfigurationSaveMode)

Modifies the ConfigurationElement object to remove all values that should not be saved.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)

Applies to

See also