ActiveDirectoryMembershipProvider.GeneratePassword Method

Generates a random password.

Namespace: System.Web.Security
Assembly: System.Web (in system.web.dll)

public virtual string GeneratePassword ()
public String GeneratePassword ()
public function GeneratePassword () : String
Not applicable.

Return Value

A random password.

The GeneratePassword method of the ActiveDirectoryMembershipProvider class calls the GeneratePassword method of the Membership class to retrieve a random password. The password length is set to the value of the MinRequiredPasswordLength property. The password length can never be less than 14.

You can specifically call the GeneratePassword method by referencing the ActiveDirectoryMembershipProvider class directly from the Provider property of the Membership class.

The generated password only contains alphanumeric characters and the following punctuation marks: !@#$%^&*()_-+=[{]};:<>|./?. No hidden or non-printable control characters are included in the generated password.

The generated password will contain at least the number of non-alphanumeric characters specified in the MinRequiredNonAlphanumericCharacters property. The generated password will not be tested with the regular expression in the PasswordStrengthRegularExpression property.

NoteNote:

The ActiveDirectoryMembershipProvider class does not generate passwords that match complexity requirements set in the directory. It is possible to generate a random password that fails the password complexity rules set by the directory.

Windows 98, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0

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