Authentication Mode

Question

User601688711 posted

Hi, i'm configuring my database connection but when I go to the web.config I can see that there are 4 authentication modes, windows, forms, passport and none. Well, I would like know and understand the diferences among them. I've been reading these links but I haven't it enough clear what to do to make a web-site to consult some data. Can you help me? Thanks in advance.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa291347%28v=vs.71%29.aspx

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

Answer 1

User1682618242 posted

First of all do you require your users to input a user and password for your web application?

   If answer is no the use None as the authentication mode

   If yes and your application runs in a windows intranet then use Windows

   If yes and you will be the one managing the user accounts then use Forms (plan for a user registration page as well)

   If yes and you don't want to manage user accounts and you're not running your app in an Intranet use Passport (which is Windows Live ID now)

Answer 2

User-257464031 posted

Hi,

Read this

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/eeyk640h(v=vs.71).aspx

Answer 3

User601688711 posted

Thanks for your replies!