HttpRequest::AnonymousID Property
Gets the anonymous identifier for the user, if present.
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
The AnonymousID property assigns a long-lived unique identifier to a non-authenticated user, which can be used to track the user or assign profile properties to that user without storing data in a Session object. By default, the AnonymousID property is tracked using a cookie, but it can be set to use the URI when the Cookieless attribute in the anonymous identification configuration section is set to either the UseUri, UseDeviceProfile, or AutoDetect value. You must explicitly clear the cookie if you no longer want it available, for example when an anonymous user is authenticated.
Anonymous identification is used when there is a need to identify entities that are not authenticated and when authorization is required. For more information, see anonymousIdentification Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
The following example shows how to use the AnonymousID property by handling the AnonymousIdentificationModule::Creating event in the Global.asax file. This example has two parts:
A method in the Global.asax file that handles the AnonymousIdentificationModule::Creating event.
A Web Forms page.
The first part of the code example shows how to set the AnonymousID property by handling the AnonymousIdentificationModule::Creating event in the Global.asax file. The method that is named AnonymousIdentification_Creating sets the AnonymousID property when an anonymous ID is created.
The second part of the code example shows how to display the new AnonymousID that is created by the AnonymousIdentification_Creating event handler in the preceding example.
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.