FormsAuthentication.GetAuthCookie Method (String, Boolean, String)
Creates an authentication cookie for a given user name. This does not set the cookie as part of the outgoing response.
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
public static HttpCookie GetAuthCookie( string userName, bool createPersistentCookie, string strCookiePath )
Parameters
- userName
- Type: System.String
The name of the authenticated user.
- createPersistentCookie
- Type: System.Boolean
true to create a durable cookie (one that is saved across browser sessions); otherwise, false.
- strCookiePath
- Type: System.String
The Path of the authentication cookie.
Return Value
Type: System.Web.HttpCookieAn HttpCookie that contains encrypted forms-authentication ticket information.
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
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