SqlMembershipProvider.RequiresQuestionAndAnswer Property

Gets a value indicating whether the SQL Server membership provider is configured to require the user to answer a password question for password reset and retrieval.

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

'Declaration
Public Overrides ReadOnly Property RequiresQuestionAndAnswer As Boolean
'Usage
Dim instance As SqlMembershipProvider
Dim value As Boolean

value = instance.RequiresQuestionAndAnswer

/** @property */
public boolean get_RequiresQuestionAndAnswer ()

public override function get RequiresQuestionAndAnswer () : boolean

Not applicable.

Property Value

true if a password answer is required for password reset and retrieval; otherwise, false. The default is true.

Requiring a password question and answer provides an additional layer of security when retrieving or resetting a user's password. When creating a user name, a user can supply a question and answer that can later be used to retrieve or reset a forgotten password. If the EnablePasswordReset property and the EnablePasswordRetrieval property are both false, the value of the RequiresQuestionAndAnswer property is irrelevant.

For more information, see ResetPassword and GetPassword.

The following code example shows the membership element in the system.web section of the Web.config file for an ASP.NET application. It specifies the application's SqlMembershipProvider instance and configures it to require a password answer for password reset or retrieval.

<membership defaultProvider="SqlProvider" userIsOnlineTimeWindow="20">
  <providers>
    <add name="SqlProvider"
      type="System.Web.Security.SqlMembershipProvider"
      connectionStringName="SqlServices"
      enablePasswordRetrieval="false"
      enablePasswordReset="true"
      requiresQuestionAndAnswer="true"
      passwordFormat="Hashed"
      applicationName="MyApplication" />
  </providers>
</membership>

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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