XML file reading and editing [Answered]RSS

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  paresh89

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  XML file reading and editing

  May 01, 2013 04:14 AM|paresh89|LINK

  Hey , I have single user application. I want to store username and password in xml file. It is like:

  <userinfo>
  <add user="admin" password="root" />
  </userinfo>

  How should i read it to validate and password and change password stored in it. Please help thanks

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  sangeeth2007

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  Re: XML file reading and editing

  May 01, 2013 04:38 AM|sangeeth2007|LINK

  You can use app.setting if your are using a windows application

  <appSettings>
      <add key="username" value="user"/>
      <add key="password" value="pwd"/>
    </appSettings>

  use ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["username"] to read the content.

  to save the data back OpenExeConfiguration.here is a good example of how to do

  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.configuration.configurationmanager.getsection.aspx

   

  Please add reference to System.Configuration;

  make sure to encrpt the password before storing

  
   

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  psinet

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  Re: XML file reading and editing

  May 02, 2013 03:53 PM|psinet|LINK

  You actually don't need a seperate xml file to do this. You can store the account information in the web.config and then use the built-in FormsAuthentication to validate the account. 

  <forms loginUrl="~/SignIn.aspx" defaultUrl="~/Default.aspx">
      <credentials passwordFormat="Clear">
       <user name="testUser1" password="testPass1"/>
      </credentials>
     </forms>

  Here's a write up on it, Authentication using web.config credentials.