FormsAuthentication.Authenticate(String, String) Method
Definition
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Caution
The recommended alternative is to use the Membership APIs, such as Membership.ValidateUser. For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=252463.
Validates a user name and password against credentials stored in the configuration file for an application.
public:
static bool Authenticate(System::String ^ name, System::String ^ password);public static bool Authenticate (string name, string password);[System.Obsolete("The recommended alternative is to use the Membership APIs, such as Membership.ValidateUser. For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=252463.")]
public static bool Authenticate (string name, string password);static member Authenticate : string * string -> bool[<System.Obsolete("The recommended alternative is to use the Membership APIs, such as Membership.ValidateUser. For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=252463.")>]
static member Authenticate : string * string -> boolPublic Shared Function Authenticate (name As String, password As String) As BooleanParameters
- name
- String
The user name.
- password
- String
The password for the user.
Returns
true if the user name and password are valid; otherwise, false.
- Attributes
Remarks
This method is obsolete. The recommended alternative is to use the Membership APIs, such as Membership.ValidateUser(String, String). For more information, see Managing Users by Using Membership.
