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FormsAuthenticationConfiguration Class

.NET Framework (current version)

Other Versions

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

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

Inheritance Hierarchy

System::Object
System.Configuration::ConfigurationElement
System.Web.Configuration::FormsAuthenticationConfiguration

Syntax

C++

public ref class FormsAuthenticationConfiguration sealed : ConfigurationElement

Constructors

	Name	Description
	FormsAuthenticationConfiguration()	This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. Initializes a new instance of the FormsAuthenticationConfiguration class.

Properties

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

	Name	Description
	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.)
	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.)
	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.)
	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.)

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.

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.

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 search the Microsoft MSDN Web site (msdn.microsoft.com) for "Securing Your ASP.NET Application" and "Building Secure ASP.NET Applications: Authentication, Authorization, and Secure Communication."

<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>

C++

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0

Thread Safety

Any public static ( Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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