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FormsAuthentication.Authenticate Method

.NET Framework 1.1

Attempts to validate the credentials against those contained in the configured credential store, given the supplied credentials.

[Visual Basic]
Public Shared Function Authenticate( _
   ByVal name As String, _
   ByVal password As String _
) As Boolean
[C#]
public static bool Authenticate(
 string name,
 string password
);
[C++]
public: static bool Authenticate(
 String* name,
 String* password
);
[JScript]
public static function Authenticate(
   name : String,
 password : String
) : Boolean;

Parameters

name: The user name
password: The user password.

Return Value

true if the credentials are valid, otherwise returns false.

Example

[Visual Basic] 

<%-- 
This example shows how to authenticate a user and create a new cookie 
when the client is redirected to the original resource.
--%>

<%@ Import Namespace="System.Web.Security" %>

<html>
<script runat="server">
   Sub BtnSubmit_Click(ByVal Source as Object, ByVal E as EventArgs)
      ' Pull credentials from form fields and try to authenticate the user.
      If FormsAuthentication.Authenticate(txtName.Text, txtPassword.Text) Then
         ' Redirect the client back to the originally requested resource and
         ' create a new persistent cookie that identifies the user.
         FormsAuthentication.RedirectFromLoginPage(txtName.Text, true)
      End If
   End Sub
</script>

<body>
   <Form method="Post" action="address.aspx" runat=server>
      <table width="250" bgcolor="#FFFF99">
         <tr>
            <td Align="Right"><b>Name:</b></td>
            <td><Asp:Textbox id="txtName" runat=server/></td>
         </tr>
         <tr>
            <h4><td Align="Right"><b>Company:</b></td></h4>
            <td><Asp:Textbox id="txtPassword" runat=server/></td>
         </tr>
      </table><br>
      <asp:button id="btnSubmit" Text="Submit" OnClick="BtnSubmit_Click" runat=server/>
      <h4><asp:Label id="lblMsg1" runat=server/><h4>
   </form>
</body>
</html>

[C#] 
<%-- 
This example shows how to authenticate a user and create a new cookie 
when the client is redirected to the original resource.
--%>

<%@ Import Namespace="System.Web.Security" %>

<html>
<script runat="server" language="C#">
   void btnSubmit_Click(Object Source, EventArgs e)
   {
      FormsAuthenticationTicket ticket;

      // Pull credentials from form fields and try to authenticate the user.
      if (FormsAuthentication.Authenticate(txtName.Text, txtPassword.Text))
      {
         // Redirect the client back to the originally requested resource and
         // create a new persistent cookie that identifies the user.
         FormsAuthentication.RedirectFromLoginPage(txtName.Text, true);
      }
   }
</script>

<body>
   <Form method="Post" action="address.aspx" runat=server>
      <table width="250" bgcolor="#FFFF99">
         <tr>
            <td Align="Right"><b>Name:</b></td>
            <td><Asp:Textbox id="txtName" runat=server/></td>
         </tr>
         <tr>
            <h4><td Align="Right"><b>Company:</b></td></h4>
            <td><Asp:Textbox id="txtPassword" runat=server/></td>
         </tr>
      </table><br>
      <asp:button id="btnSubmit" Text="Submit" OnClick="btnSubmit_Click" runat=server/>
      <h4><asp:Label id="lblMsg1" runat=server/><h4>
   </form>
</body>
</html>

[C++, JScript] No example is available for C++ or JScript. To view a Visual Basic or C# example, click the Language Filter button in the upper-left corner of the page.

Requirements

Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family

FormsAuthentication.Authenticate Method

Parameters

Return Value

Example

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