How to stay the login user to be logged in when navigating in different pages

If I want to use my own database how can I ensure that the logged in user will still be logged in when he navigates through the different pages of asp.net?

Re: How to stay the login user to be logged in when navigating in different pages

hi paulalvin, you check logged in user as following

bool val1 = System.Web.HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.IsAuthenticated
or

<%= Page.User.Identity.IsAuthenticated %>

Re: How to stay the login user to be logged in when navigating in different pages

Im not sure but I think it it is in the web.config can somebody help? :)

Re: How to stay the login user to be logged in when navigating in different pages

Under <System.Web> in Web.conf

<authentication mode="Forms">
           <forms cookieless="AutoDetect" defaultUrl="Default Page" loginUrl="YOur Login Page" enableCrossAppRedirects="false" name="Your Cookie Name" protection="All" requireSSL="false" timeout="Session Time in Minutes" slidingExpiration="true"/>
       </authentication>
       
       <authorization>
           <allow users="*"/>

For More Info:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff647070.aspx

Re: How to stay the login user to be logged in when navigating in different pages

paulalvin

Im not sure but I think it it is in the web.config can somebody help? :)

Hello,

I'm not sure what you are looking for. But you can add the following in the web.config for each page so it will deny access if the user is not authorized.

<location path="page.aspx">
    <system.web>
      <authorization>
        <deny users="?"/>
      </authorization>
    </system.web>
  </location>

Re: How to stay the login user to be logged in when navigating in different pages

Ok here's the scenario

On the first page the user need to login and after the successfull login he can navigate through the different pages in the website. For example there's a transaction on one page I want the userid or other information about the currently login user to be the one stored in my database...

Re: How to stay the login user to be logged in when navigating in different pages

paulalvin
On the first page the user need to login and after the successfull login he can navigate through the different pages in the website. For example there's a transaction on one page I want the userid or other information about the currently login user to be the one stored in my database...

Hi,

So you need to validate whether the user is still authenticated or not, right? You can use the below code for that

if(Request.IsAuthenticated)
{
   //Get the user information here.
}

Re: How to stay the login user to be logged in when navigating in different pages

Ruchira

if(Request.IsAuthenticated)
{
   //Get the user information here.
}

will this work if I am using ordinary textbox(not the provided tool for login)?

Re: How to stay the login user to be logged in when navigating in different pages

Add following in <System.Web> section in Web.Conf. Put your login page url and default page url where mentioned.

<authentication mode="Forms">
            <forms cookieless="AutoDetect" defaultUrl="Default Page" loginUrl="Your Login PageUrl"  r timeout="Session Time in Minutes"  slidingExpiration="true"/>
        </authentication>
        <authorization>
            <allow users="*"/>

</authorization>

Now in masterpage load event or in those pages where user authentication is needed do it in Page_Load Event:

if(!Request.IsAuthenticated)//if user is not authenticated
{
   FormsAuthentication.RedirectToLoginPage();//not allow to access and redirect to login
}

    It will work even if you are not using login control. I am successfully using it my project.

Re: How to stay the login user to be logged in when navigating in different pages

paulalvin
will this work if I am using ordinary textbox(not the provided tool for login)?

No.