.NET Framework Class Library
Login..::.Authenticate Event

Occurs when a user is authenticated.

Namespace:  System.Web.UI.WebControls
Assembly:  System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Event Authenticate As AuthenticateEventHandler
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As Login
Dim handler As AuthenticateEventHandler

AddHandler instance.Authenticate, handler
C#
public event AuthenticateEventHandler Authenticate
Visual C++
public:
 event AuthenticateEventHandler^ Authenticate {
    void add (AuthenticateEventHandler^ value);
    void remove (AuthenticateEventHandler^ value);
}
JScript
JScript does not support events.
ASP.NET
<asp:Login OnAuthenticate="AuthenticateEventHandler" />
Remarks

The Authenticate event is raised when a user uses the Login control to log in to a Web site. Custom authentication schemes can use the Authenticate event to authenticate users.

NoteNote:

When a user uses the Login control to log in to a Web site, all data in the view state and all post data is lost. Do not perform actions in the Authenticate event that rely on the view state.

For more information about handling events, see Handling and Raising Events.

Notes to Implementers:

Custom authentication schemes should set the Authenticated property to true to indicate that a user has been authenticated.

When a user submits his or her login information, the Login control first raises the LoggingIn event, then the Authenticate event, and finally the LoggedIn event.

Examples

The following code example uses the Authenticate event to call site-specific custom authentication code.

Visual Basic
<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<script runat="server">
Function SiteSpecificAuthenticationMethod(ByVal UserName As String, ByVal Password As String) As Boolean
    ' Insert code that implements a site-specific custom 
    ' authentication method here.
    '
    ' This example implementation always returns false.
    Return False
End Function

Sub OnAuthenticate(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As AuthenticateEventArgs)
    Dim Authenticated As Boolean
    Authenticated = SiteSpecificAuthenticationMethod(Login1.UserName, Login1.Password)

    e.Authenticated = Authenticated
End Sub


</script>

<html  >
    <head runat="server">
    <title>ASP.NET Example</title>
</head>
<body>
        <form id="form1" runat="server">
            <asp:Login id="Login1" runat="server"
                OnAuthenticate="OnAuthenticate">
            </asp:Login>

        </form>
    </body>
</html>
C#
<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<script runat="server">
private bool SiteSpecificAuthenticationMethod(string UserName, string Password)
{
    // Insert code that implements a site-specific custom 
    // authentication method here.
    //
    // This example implementation always returns false.
    return false;
}

private void OnAuthenticate(object sender, AuthenticateEventArgs e)
{
    bool Authenticated = false;
    Authenticated = SiteSpecificAuthenticationMethod(Login1.UserName, Login1.Password);

    e.Authenticated = Authenticated;
}

</script>

<html  >
    <head runat="server">
    <title>ASP.NET Example</title>
</head>
<body>
        <form id="form1" runat="server">
            <asp:Login id="Login1" runat="server"
                OnAuthenticate="OnAuthenticate">
            </asp:Login>
        </form>
    </body>
</html>
Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0
See Also

Reference

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Community Content

Reza Alirezaei - MVP
Double clicking on Login button makes your login process not work

When you place a login control on the page and you double click on login button, a Login1_Authenticate method is created for you that if is not overridden, your login control won't work because this method replaces the method that login control uses to authenticate. Either provider Custom authentication schemes ,as stated in this page, or do NOT click on login control.

Reza Alirezaei, MVP
Blog: http://blogs.devhorizon.com/reza


rtpHarry
Poor wording
Is it just me or is this poor wording for the description of this event?

"Occurs when a user is authenticated."

I initially took it to mean that it occurs when a user is successfully authenticated but on a second look I can see the other meaning that occurs when a user is being authenticated.
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