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MembershipProvider.ValidateUser Method

.NET Framework 4.5

Verifies that the specified user name and password exist in the data source.

Namespace: System.Web.Security
Assembly: System.Web.ApplicationServices (in System.Web.ApplicationServices.dll)

public abstract bool ValidateUser(
	string username,
	string password
)

Parameters

username: Type: System.String
The name of the user to validate.

password: Type: System.String
The password for the specified user.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if the specified username and password are valid; otherwise, false.

Remarks

Takes, as input, a user name and a password and verifies that the values match those in the data source. ValidateUser returns true for a successful user name and password match; otherwise, false.

For successful validations, ValidateUser updates the LastLoginDate for the specified user.

Examples

For an example of a MembershipProvider implementation, see Implementing a Profile Provider.

Version Information

.NET Framework

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

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4

Platforms

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

MembershipProvider Class

System.Web.Security Namespace

Other Resources

Implementing a Membership Provider

Introduction to Membership

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