SPSecurity.AuthenticationMode Property
Gets the user authentication mode for the SharePoint deployment.
Namespace: Microsoft.SharePoint
Assembly: Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Syntax
Public Shared ReadOnly Property AuthenticationMode As AuthenticationMode
Get
Dim value As AuthenticationMode
value = SPSecurity.AuthenticationMode
public static AuthenticationMode AuthenticationMode { get; }
Property Value
Type: System.Web.Configuration.AuthenticationMode
An AuthenticationMode that specifies whether the SharePoint deployment is using Windows, Windows Live (formerly Passport), Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 Forms-based, or custom authentication of users.
Remarks
This value is set with the <authentication> element in the web.config file. But if the calling code is inside a method passed to RunWithElevatedPrivileges, AuthenticationMode returns Windows, regardless of the setting in web.config.
To create a customized authentication system, set the <authentication> element in the web.config file to "None". Then add an authentication module and a membership and role provider.
See Also
Reference
Microsoft.SharePoint Namespace