AuthenticationMode Enum

Definition

Namespace:
System.Web.Configuration
Assembly:
System.Web.dll

Specifies the authentication mode to use in a Web application.

public enum class AuthenticationMode
public enum AuthenticationMode
type AuthenticationMode = 
Public Enum AuthenticationMode
Inheritance
Object
ValueType
Enum
AuthenticationMode

Fields

Forms 3

Specifies ASP.NET Forms-based authentication as the authentication mode.
None 0

Specifies no authentication.
Passport 2

Specifies Microsoft Passport as the authentication mode.
Windows 1

Specifies Windows as the authentication mode. This mode applies when using the Internet Information Services (IIS) authentication methods Basic, Digest, Integrated Windows (NTLM/Kerberos), or certificates.

Examples

The following code example shows how to access the Mode property.

// Get the current Mode property.
AuthenticationMode currentMode = 
    authenticationSection.Mode;

// Set the Mode property to Windows.
authenticationSection.Mode = 
    AuthenticationMode.Windows;


' Get the current Mode property.
  Dim currentMode As AuthenticationMode = _
  authenticationSection.Mode

' Set the Mode property to Windows.
  authenticationSection.Mode = _
  AuthenticationMode.Windows

Remarks

Use the Mode property to programmatically configure the type of authentication used by a Web application,

Applies to

See also