user Element for credentials for authentication (ASP.NET Settings Schema)

Article
04/30/2007

Adds a definition of user name and password credentials to the collection of credentials.

Warning

This method of storing credentials should be used only in applications that don't require a high level of security.

<user 
   name="username" 
   password="password"
/>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

Attribute	Description
name	Required attribute. The logon user name.
password	Required attribute. The user's password.

name

Required attribute.

The logon user name.

password

Required attribute.

The user's password.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
configuration	The required root element in every configuration file used by the common language runtime and .NET Framework applications.
system.web	Specifies the root element for the ASP.NET configuration settings in a configuration file. Contains configuration elements that configure ASP.NET Web applications and control how the applications behave.
authentication	Configures the ASP.NET authentication scheme that is used to identify users who view an ASP.NET application.
forms	Configures an ASP.NET application for custom forms-based authentication.
credentials	Allows optional definition of name and password credentials within the configuration file.

Remarks

The user element adds a definition of user name and password credentials to the collection of credentials.

Example

The following example sets password format and supplies a user name and password.

<authentication mode="Windows">
   <credentials passwordFormat="SHA1">
      <user name="UserName" 
            password="07B7F3EE06F278DB966BE960E7CBBD103DF30CA6"/>
   </credentials>
</authentication>

Element Information

Configuration Section Handler	AuthenticationSection
Configuration Member	Credentials Add
Configurable Locations	Machine.config Root level Web.config Application level Web.config
Requirements	IIS 5.0, IIS 5.1, or IIS 6.0 .NET Framework 1.0, .1., or 2.0 Visual Studio 2003, or Visual Studio 2005

forms Element for authentication (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
clear Element for credentials for authentication (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
remove Element for credentials for authentication (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
authentication Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
credentials Element for forms for authentication (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
system.web Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
passport Element for authentication (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
configuration Element (General Settings Schema)
System.Configuration
System.Web.Configuration
AuthenticationSection
Credentials
Add

Concepts

ASP.NET Configuration File Hierarchy and Inheritance
Securing ASP.NET Configuration
ASP.NET Configuration Scenarios

Other Resources

ASP.NET Authentication
XML Web Services Created Using ASP.NET and XML Web Service Clients
General Configuration Settings (ASP.NET)
ASP.NET Configuration Settings
Configuring ASP.NET Applications
ASP.NET Configuration Files
ASP.NET Configuration API