IdentitySection.Password Property

 

Gets or sets a value indicating the password to use for impersonation.

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

<ConfigurationPropertyAttribute("password", DefaultValue := "")>
Public Property Password As String

Property Value

Type: System.String

The password to use for impersonation.

Because the password is stored in clear text, an authenticated user with proper credentials on the domain where the server resides can read it.

System_CAPS_noteNote

For security reasons, the identity section supports storage of the encrypted UserName and Password.

The following code example shows how to access the Password property. Refer to the code example of the IdentitySection class to learn how to access the section.

' Get the Password property value.
Dim currentPassword As String = identitySection.Password

' Set the Password property value.
identitySection.Password = "userPassword"

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
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