FormsAuthenticationCredentials Class [IIS 7 and higher]

Configures user credentials for ASP.NET applications that use Forms authentication.

Syntax

class FormsAuthenticationCredentials : EmbeddedObject

This class contains no methods.

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

Name	Description
PasswordFormat	A read/write sint32 value that defines the encryption format for storing passwords. The possible values are listed later in the Remarks section.
Credentials	An array of FormsAuthenticationUser values that specify user-name and password credentials.

This class contains no subclasses.

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

The following table lists the possible values for the PasswordFormat property. The default is 1 (SHA1).

Value	Keyword	Description
0	Clear	Specifies that passwords are not encrypted. This field is constant.
1	SHA1	Specifies that passwords are encrypted by using the SHA1 hash algorithm. This field is constant.
2	MD5	Specifies that passwords are encrypted by using the MD5 hash algorithm. This field is constant.

FormsAuthenticationCredentials

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