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Setting Up Your Web Site for Membership
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Adding an <authentication> Element to the web.config File
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
<system.web>
<authentication mode="Forms" />
</system.web>
</configuration>
Adding a <forms> Element to the web.config File
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
<system.web>
<authentication mode="Forms">
<forms name=".ASPXAUTH"
loginUrl="login.aspx"
protection="All"
timeout="30"
path="/"
requireSSL="false"
slidingExpiration="true"
cookieless="useDeviceProfile" />
</authentication>
</system.web>
</configuration>
name: the name used for the cookie
loginUrl: page location to which the HTTP request is redirected for login
protection: protection applied to the cookie.
The possible settings include All, None, Encryption, and Validation.
timeout: amount of time (in minutes) after which the cookie expires.
The default value is 30 minutes.
path: Specifies the path for cookies issued by the application.
requireSSL: whether you require that credentials be sent over an encrypted wire (SSL) instead of clear text.
slidingExpiration: whether the timeout of the cookie is on a sliding scale.
cookieless: how the cookies are handled by ASP.NET.
The possible values include useDeviceProfile, useCookies, auto, and useUri.
The default value is useDeviceProfile.
Using the CreateUserWizard Server Control
<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
<title>Creating Users</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<asp:CreateUserWizard ID="CreateUserWizard1" Runat="server"
BorderWidth="1px" BorderColor="#FFDFAD" BorderStyle="Solid"
BackColor="#FFFBD6" Font-Names="Verdana">
<TitleTextStyle Font-Bold="True" BackColor="#990000"
ForeColor="White"></TitleTextStyle>
</asp:CreateUserWizard>
</form>
</body>
</html>
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