Authentication Class
Specifies a client proxy that provides user authentication for SharePoint sites that use forms-based authentication.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
System.MarshalByRefObject
System.ComponentModel.Component
System.Web.Services.Protocols.WebClientProtocol
System.Web.Services.Protocols.HttpWebClientProtocol
System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol
[Authentication Web service].Authentication
Namespace: [Authentication Web service]
Web service reference: http://Site/_vti_bin/Authentication.asmx
Syntax
'Declaration
<WebServiceBindingAttribute(Name := "AuthenticationSoap", Namespace := "https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/")> _
Public Class Authentication _
Inherits SoapHttpClientProtocol
'Usage
Dim instance As Authentication
[WebServiceBindingAttribute(Name = "AuthenticationSoap", Namespace = "https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/")]
public class Authentication : SoapHttpClientProtocol
Remarks
There are two authentication systems available to SharePoint sites: Windows authentication and Forms authentication. For more information about types of authentication, see ASP.NET Authentication.
Important
Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 does not support Windows Live authentication.
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.