Roles.CookiePath Property (System.Web.Security)

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Roles.CookiePath Property

Gets the path for the cached role names cookie.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic

Public Shared ReadOnly Property CookiePath As String
	Get

public static string CookiePath { get; }

Visual C++

public:
static property String^ CookiePath {
	String^ get ();
}

static member CookiePath : string

Property Value

Type: System.String
The path of the cookie where role names are cached. The default is /.

Remarks

You can specify the path of the cookie where roles are cached for your application by setting the cookiePath attribute in the Web.config file for your ASP.NET application. For more information on cookie paths, see Path.

Examples

The following example shows the roleManager element in the system.web section of the Web.config file for an ASP.NET application. It specifies that the application uses a SqlRoleProvider instance and sets the cookiePath attribute to /MyApplication.

<roleManager defaultProvider="SqlProvider" 
  enabled="true"
  cacheRolesInCookie="true"
  cookieName=".ASPROLES"
  cookieTimeout="30"
  cookiePath="/MyApplication"
  cookieRequireSSL="false"
  cookieSlidingExpiration="true"
  cookieProtection="All" >
  <providers>
    <add
      name="SqlProvider"
      type="System.Web.Security.SqlRoleProvider"
      connectionStringName="SqlServices"
      applicationName="MyApplication" />
  </providers>
</roleManager>

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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

Reference

Roles Class

System.Web.Security Namespace

Other Resources

Understanding Role Management