Hi,

 I created a login page using the login control. I am also using a cusomter membershipprovider, with a new validateuser function that i wrote. However the rememberme checkbox does not seem to work. Do i need to write code to handle if the rememberme checkbox was checked and redirect to the destinationpageurl? I was under the impression that this would work automatically. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! 

N

Hi you have to store a persistent cookie on user machine if remember me is checked see the following code (if part is when remember me is checked) 

 if (cbRememberMe.Checked)
                {
                    int cookietimeout = 360;
                    FormsAuthenticationTicket authTicket = new
                        FormsAuthenticationTicket(txtUserName.Text, true, cookietimeout);
                    string encryptedTicket = FormsAuthentication.Encrypt(authTicket);
                    HttpCookie cookie = new HttpCookie(FormsAuthentication.FormsCookieName, encryptedTicket);
                    cookie.Expires = authTicket.Expiration;
                    HttpContext.Current.Response.Cookies.Set(cookie);
                }
                else
                {
                    FormsAuthentication.SetAuthCookie(txtUserName.Text, false);
                }

Thanks.Ill try this.

 Another question. If the user closes the browser is the login cookie still be preserved? I would like to have it so users can still close the browser and still be able to be auto logged in within a certain amount of time.

Thanks

n_m:

I was under the impression that this would work automatically.

Well, it does. You'll need to set the correct properties in web.config.

Generate a machine key using this online tool and place it in your web.config (if you don't, users are logged out when the application recycles). And then set the properties as below:

<forms loginUrl="Login.aspx" protection="All" timeout="60000" name=".ASPXAUTH" slidingExpiration="true" /> 

Proctection should be All, timeout is the number of minutes the cookie expires, name is the name of the cookie. Be carefull, since there's a Potential Security Hole when using a persistent security cookie!

n_m:

 Another question. If the user closes the browser is the login cookie still be preserved? I would like to have it so users can still close the browser and still be able to be auto logged in within a certain amount of time.

To allow asp.net remember your users , you need to make sure that the authentication cookie will be persisted , this can be done by setting the following Login control properties :

      <asp:Login ID="Login1" runat="server" RememberMeSet="true" DisplayRememberMe="false">
        </asp:Login>

Hi

try the below code

Thanks everyone. I just wanted to followup. After some more research, i found the solution. I noticed that the cookie's were being created, but for some reason the login page would just not redirect. Then i found the following example on some forum, i added to the page_load and now the rememberme checkbox works.

If User.Identity.IsAuthenticated = True Then
            Response.Redirect(Login1.DestinationPageUrl)
        End If