DefaultAuthenticationModule Class
Ensures that an authentication object is present in the context. This class cannot be inherited.
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
The DefaultAuthenticationModule type exposes the following members.
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![]() | DefaultAuthenticationModule | Initializes a new instance of the DefaultAuthenticationModule class. |
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![]() | Dispose | Releases all resources, other than memory, used by the DefaultAuthenticationModule. |
![]() | Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | Init | Initializes the DefaultAuthenticationModule object. |
![]() | MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
The DefaultAuthenticationModule ensures that the User property of the current HttpContext instance is set to an IPrincipal object for each request. The DefaultAuthenticationModule examines the User property after the AuthenticateRequest event and before the AuthorizeRequest event. If the User property is nullptr, the DefaultAuthenticationModule sets the User property to a GenericPrincipal object that contains no user information.
If the authentication module sets the StatusCode property to 401, the DefaultAuthenticationModule will render an access-denied error page. If the value of the StatusCode property is set to a value greater than 200, the DefaultAuthenticationModule object will end the request. In that case, only HTTP modules that subscribe to the EndRequest event are called prior to the completion of the current request.
The DefaultAuthenticationModule exposes an Authenticate event. You can use this event to provide a custom IPrincipal object for the User property of the current HttpContext instance. The Authenticate event is accessed by specifying an event named DefaultAuthentication_OnAuthenticate in the application's Global.asax file.
The following example uses the DefaultAuthentication_OnAuthenticate event to test whether the User property of the current HttpContext instance is nullptr. If the User property is nullptr, then the sample sets the User property of the current HttpContext instance to a GenericPrincipal object where the Identity of the GenericPrincipal object is a GenericIdentity with a Name value of "default."
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The DefaultAuthentication_OnAuthenticate event is raised before the AuthorizeRequest event. As a result, if you set the User property of the current HttpContext instance to a custom identity, it can affect the behavior of your application. For example, if you are using the FormsAuthentication class and you specify <deny users="?" /> in the authorization configuration section to ensure that only authenticated users have access to your site, this sample will cause the deny element to be ignored, as the user will have a name, which is "default." Instead, you would specify <deny users="default" /> to ensure that only authenticated users can access your site. |
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.
