FormsIdentity Class
Represents a user identity authenticated using forms authentication. This class cannot be inherited.
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
The FormsIdentity class is used by the FormsAuthenticationModule when a user is authenticated with forms authentication. An instance of the FormsIdentity class is created using the FormsAuthenticationTicket that is decrypted from the forms-authentication cookie or from the URL. The new instance of the FormsIdentity class is used to construct a new GenericPrincipal object that is set as the value of the User property for the current HttpContext.
The following code example generates a FormsAuthenticationTicket and then uses it to create an instance of the FormsIdentity class, based on whether the user supplies the correct user name and password on the form.
- AspNetHostingPermission
for using the FormsIdentity class in a hosted environment. Demand value: LinkDemand; Permission value: Minimal.
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98
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