FormsAuthenticationCredentials Class

Definition

Configures user credentials for ASP.NET applications that use form-based authentication.

public ref class FormsAuthenticationCredentials sealed : System::Configuration::ConfigurationElement
public sealed class FormsAuthenticationCredentials : System.Configuration.ConfigurationElement
type FormsAuthenticationCredentials = class
    inherit ConfigurationElement
Public NotInheritable Class FormsAuthenticationCredentials
Inherits ConfigurationElement
Inheritance
FormsAuthenticationCredentials

Examples

This example demonstrates how to specify values declaratively for several attributes of the credentials section, which can also be accessed as members of the FormsAuthenticationCredentials class.

The following configuration file example shows how to specify values declaratively for the credentials section.

<credentials passwordFormat="SHA1">
  <user name="aspnetuser1"
    password="5BAA61E4C9B93F3F0682250B6CF8331B7EE68FD8"/>
  <user name="aspnetuser2"
    password="E38AD214943DAAD1D64C102FAEC29DE4AFE9DA3D"/>
</credentials>

This example uses SHA1. Due to collision problems with SHA1, Microsoft recommends SHA256.

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, see Securing Your ASP.NET Application and Building Secure ASP.NET Applications: Authentication, Authorization, and Secure Communication.

The following code example demonstrates how to use the FormsAuthenticationCredentials class.


// Get the Web application configuration.
System.Configuration.Configuration configuration = 
    WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration("/aspnetTest");

// Get the authentication section.
AuthenticationSection authenticationSection = 
    (AuthenticationSection)configuration.GetSection(
    "system.web/authentication");

// Get the forms credentials collection .
FormsAuthenticationCredentials formsAuthenticationCredentials =
    authenticationSection.Forms.Credentials;
' Get the Web application configuration.
  Dim configuration As System.Configuration.Configuration = _
  WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration( _
  "/aspnetTest")

' Get the authentication section.
  Dim authenticationSection _
  As AuthenticationSection = _
  CType(configuration.GetSection( _
  "system.web/authentication"), AuthenticationSection)

' Get the forms credentials collection .
  Dim formsAuthenticationCredentials _
  As FormsAuthenticationCredentials = _
  authenticationSection.Forms.Credentials

Remarks

The FormsAuthenticationCredentials class provides a way to programmatically access and modify the credentials element of a forms section in the authentication section of the configuration file. This type is part of a group that includes the FormsAuthenticationConfiguration, the FormsAuthenticationUserCollection, and the FormsAuthenticationUser types. With the exception of the collection type, all the others directly affect the underlying configuration tags.

Note

The FormsAuthenticationCredentials can write information into the related section of the configuration file according to the restrictions defined by 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.

Constructors

FormsAuthenticationCredentials()

Initializes a new instance of the FormsAuthenticationCredentials class.

Properties

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)
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)
EvaluationContext

Gets the ContextInformation object for the ConfigurationElement object.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
HasContext

Gets a value that indicates whether the CurrentConfiguration property is null.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
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)
PasswordFormat

Gets or sets the password format.

Properties

Gets the collection of properties.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
Users

Gets the users' names and password credentials.

Methods

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)
GetTransformedAssemblyString(String)

Returns the transformed version of the specified assembly name.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
GetTransformedTypeString(String)

Returns the transformed version of the specified type name.

(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)
ListErrors(IList)

Adds the invalid-property errors in this ConfigurationElement object, and in all subelements, to the passed list.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
MemberwiseClone()

Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.

(Inherited from Object)
OnDeserializeUnrecognizedAttribute(String, String)

Gets a value indicating whether an unknown attribute is encountered during deserialization.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
OnDeserializeUnrecognizedElement(String, XmlReader)

Gets a value indicating whether an unknown element is encountered during deserialization.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
OnRequiredPropertyNotFound(String)

Throws an exception when a required property is not found.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
PostDeserialize()

Called after deserialization.

(Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
PreSerialize(XmlWriter)

Called before serialization.

(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)
SetPropertyValue(ConfigurationProperty, Object, Boolean)

Sets a property to the specified value.

(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)

Applies to

See also