FormsAuthenticationUser Class [IIS 7 and higher]

Article
07/13/2012

Configures user credentials for Web applications that use Forms authentication.

Syntax

class FormsAuthenticationUser : CollectionElement

Methods

This class contains no methods.

Properties

The following table lists the properties exposed by the FormsAuthenticationUser class.

Name	Description
Name	A read-only string value that contains the logon user name that is required by the Web application. The key property.
Password	A read/write string value that specifies the user password that is required by the Web application.

Subclasses

This class contains no subclasses.

Remarks

Instances of this class are contained in the Credentials property of the FormsAuthenticationCredentials class.

A FormsAuthenticationUser object can write information into the related section of the configuration file at computer, site, or application level only. Any attempt to write in a configuration file at a different level in the hierarchy will result in a parser-generated error message. However, you can use this class to read configuration information at any level in the hierarchy. For safety and scalability, you should use an external repository, such as a database, to keep user credentials.

Inheritance Hierarchy

CollectionElement

FormsAuthenticationUser

Requirements

Type	Description
Client	Requires IIS 7 on Windows Vista.
Server	Requires IIS 7 on Windows Server 2008.
Product	IIS 7
MOF file	WebAdministration.mof