WebAuthenticationFailureAuditEvent Class

Definition

Provides information about ASP.NET authentication failures.

public ref class WebAuthenticationFailureAuditEvent : System::Web::Management::WebFailureAuditEvent
public class WebAuthenticationFailureAuditEvent : System.Web.Management.WebFailureAuditEvent
type WebAuthenticationFailureAuditEvent = class
    inherit WebFailureAuditEvent
Public Class WebAuthenticationFailureAuditEvent
Inherits WebFailureAuditEvent
Inheritance

Examples

The following code example shows how to use the WebAuthenticationFailureAuditEvent class.


using System;
using System.Text;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Management;

namespace SamplesAspNet
{
    // Implements a custom WebAuthenticationFailureAuditEvent class. 
    public class SampleWebAuthenticationFailureAuditEvent : 
        System.Web.Management.WebAuthenticationFailureAuditEvent
    {
        private string customCreatedMsg, customRaisedMsg;

        // Invoked in case of events identified only by 
        // their event code.
        public SampleWebAuthenticationFailureAuditEvent(
            string msg, object eventSource, 
            int eventCode, string userName):
        base(msg, eventSource, eventCode, userName)
        {
            // Perform custom initialization.
            customCreatedMsg =
                string.Format("Event created at: {0}",
                DateTime.Now.TimeOfDay.ToString());
        }

        // Invoked in case of events identified by their event code.and 
        // event detailed code.
        public SampleWebAuthenticationFailureAuditEvent(
            string msg, object eventSource,
            int eventCode, int detailedCode, string userName):
        base(msg, eventSource, eventCode, detailedCode, userName)
        {
            // Perform custom initialization.
            customCreatedMsg =
            string.Format("Event created at: {0}",
                DateTime.Now.TimeOfDay.ToString());
        }


        // Raises the SampleWebAuthenticationFailureAuditEvent.
        public override void Raise()
        {
            // Perform custom processing.
            customRaisedMsg =
                string.Format("Event raised at: {0}", 
                DateTime.Now.TimeOfDay.ToString());

            // Raise the event.
            WebBaseEvent.Raise(this);
        }

        // Obtains the current thread information.
        public WebRequestInformation GetRequestInformation()
        {
            // No customization is allowed.
            return RequestInformation;
        }

        //Formats Web request event information.
        //This method is invoked indirectly by the provider 
        //using one of the overloaded ToString methods.
        public override void FormatCustomEventDetails(WebEventFormatter formatter)
        {
            base.FormatCustomEventDetails(formatter);

            // Add custom data.
            formatter.AppendLine("");

            formatter.IndentationLevel += 1;
            formatter.AppendLine(
                "* SampleWebAuthenticationFailureAuditEvent Start *");
            formatter.AppendLine(string.Format("Request path: {0}",
                RequestInformation.RequestPath));
            formatter.AppendLine(string.Format("Request Url: {0}",
                RequestInformation.RequestUrl));

            // Display custom event timing.
            formatter.AppendLine(customCreatedMsg);
            formatter.AppendLine(customRaisedMsg);

            formatter.AppendLine(
                "* SampleWebAuthenticationFailureAuditEvent End *");

            formatter.IndentationLevel -= 1;
        }
    }
}
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Web
Imports System.Web.Management


' Implements a custom WebAuthenticationFailureAuditEvent class. 

Public Class SampleWebAuthenticationFailureAuditEvent
    Inherits System.Web.Management.WebAuthenticationFailureAuditEvent
    Private customCreatedMsg, customRaisedMsg As String



    ' Invoked in case of events identified only by their event code.
    Public Sub New(ByVal msg As String, ByVal eventSource _
    As Object, ByVal eventCode As Integer, _
    ByVal userName As String)
        MyBase.New(msg, eventSource, eventCode, userName)
        ' Perform custom initialization.
        customCreatedMsg = _
        String.Format("Event created at: {0}", _
        DateTime.Now.TimeOfDay.ToString())

    End Sub


    ' Invoked in case of events identified by their event code.and 
    ' event detailed code.
    Public Sub New(ByVal msg As String, ByVal eventSource As Object, _
    ByVal eventCode As Integer, ByVal detailedCode As Integer, _
    ByVal userName As String)
        MyBase.New(msg, eventSource, eventCode, _
        detailedCode, userName)
        ' Perform custom initialization.
        customCreatedMsg = _
        String.Format( _
        "Event created at: {0}", DateTime.Now.TimeOfDay.ToString())

    End Sub



    ' Raises the SampleWebAuthenticationFailureAuditEvent.
    Public Overrides Sub Raise()
        ' Perform custom processing.
        customRaisedMsg = String.Format( _
        "Event raised at: {0}", _
        DateTime.Now.TimeOfDay.ToString())

        ' Raise the event.
        WebBaseEvent.Raise(Me)

    End Sub


    ' Obtains the current thread information.
    Public Function GetRequestInformation() _
    As WebRequestInformation
        ' No customization is allowed.
        Return RequestInformation

    End Function 'GetRequestInformation


    'Formats Web request event information.
    'This method is invoked indirectly by the provider 
    'using one of the overloaded ToString methods.
    Public Overrides Sub FormatCustomEventDetails(ByVal formatter _
    As WebEventFormatter)
        MyBase.FormatCustomEventDetails(formatter)

        ' Add custom data.
        formatter.AppendLine("")

        formatter.IndentationLevel += 1
        formatter.AppendLine( _
        "* SampleWebAuthenticationFailureAuditEvent Start *")
        formatter.AppendLine( _
        String.Format("Request path: {0}", _
        RequestInformation.RequestPath))
        formatter.AppendLine( _
        String.Format("Request Url: {0}", _
        RequestInformation.RequestUrl))

        ' Display custom event timing.
        formatter.AppendLine(customCreatedMsg)
        formatter.AppendLine(customRaisedMsg)

        formatter.AppendLine( _
        "* SampleWebAuthenticationFailureAuditEvent End *")

        formatter.IndentationLevel -= 1

    End Sub
End Class

Remarks

The following list describes the features for which WebAuthenticationFailureAuditEvent events are raised by default by ASP.NET.

Note

By default ASP.NET is configured to log audit failure conditions only, as logging success conditions can severely strain system resources. You can always configure the system to log the success conditions.

  • Forms Authentication. While success audits include the user name that was authenticated; failure audits do not include the user name, since they typically result from a ticket that failed decryption or validation. Both contain the client IP address. The related event audit code is AuditFormsAuthenticationFailure.

  • Membership. Both success and failure audits contain the username that was attempted. Neither form of audit will contain the password that was attempted, because that would risk persisting a valid password in the log. The related event audit code is AuditMembershipAuthenticationFailure.

When a WebAuthenticationFailureAuditEvent is raised, by default it updates the Audit Authentication Failure Events Raised performance counter. To view this performance counter in System Monitor (PerfMon), in the Add Counters window select ASP.NET in the Performance object drop-down list, select the Authentication Failure Events Raised performance counter, and click the Add button. For more information, see Using the System Monitor (PerfMon) with ASP.NET Applications.

Note

In most cases you will be able to use the ASP.NET health-monitoring types as implemented, and you will control the health-monitoring system by specifying values in the healthMonitoring configuration section. You can also derive from the health-monitoring types to create your own custom events and providers. For an example of deriving from the WebAuthenticationFailureAuditEvent class, see the example provided in this topic.

Constructors

WebAuthenticationFailureAuditEvent(String, Object, Int32, Int32, String)

Initializes a new instance of the WebAuthenticationFailureAuditEvent class with the specified event parameters.

WebAuthenticationFailureAuditEvent(String, Object, Int32, String)

Initializes a new instance of the WebAuthenticationFailureAuditEvent class with the specified event parameters.

Properties

EventCode

Gets the code value associated with the event.

(Inherited from WebBaseEvent)
EventDetailCode

Gets the event detail code.

(Inherited from WebBaseEvent)
EventID

Gets the identifier associated with the event.

(Inherited from WebBaseEvent)
EventOccurrence

Gets a counter that represents the number of times the event has occurred.

(Inherited from WebBaseEvent)
EventSequence

Gets the number of times the event has been raised by the application.

(Inherited from WebBaseEvent)
EventSource

Gets the object that raises the event.

(Inherited from WebBaseEvent)
EventTime

Gets the time when the event was raised.

(Inherited from WebBaseEvent)
EventTimeUtc

Gets the time when the event was raised.

(Inherited from WebBaseEvent)
Message

Gets the message that describes the event.

(Inherited from WebBaseEvent)
NameToAuthenticate

Gets the name of the user to authenticate.

ProcessInformation

Gets information about the ASP.NET application-hosting process.

(Inherited from WebManagementEvent)
RequestInformation

Get the information associated with the Web request.

(Inherited from WebAuditEvent)

Methods

Equals(Object)

Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.

(Inherited from Object)
FormatCustomEventDetails(WebEventFormatter)

Provides standard formatting of the event information.

(Inherited from WebBaseEvent)
GetHashCode()

Serves as the default hash function.

(Inherited from Object)
GetType()

Gets the Type of the current instance.

(Inherited from Object)
IncrementPerfCounters()

Increments the Audit Failure Events Raised performance counter.

(Inherited from WebFailureAuditEvent)
MemberwiseClone()

Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.

(Inherited from Object)
Raise()

Raises an event by notifying any configured provider that the event has occurred.

(Inherited from WebBaseEvent)
ToString()

Formats event information for display purposes.

(Inherited from WebBaseEvent)
ToString(Boolean, Boolean)

Formats event information for display purposes.

(Inherited from WebBaseEvent)

Applies to

See also