Chapter 9. Logging In

After completing this chapter, you will be able to

  • Manage Web-based security.

  • Implement Forms Authentication.

  • Work with Forms Authentication in the raw.

  • Work with ASP.NET login controls to make writing login pages painless.

  • Work with ASP.NET role-based authorization.

This chapter covers managing access to your ASP.NET application. Web site security is a major concern for most enterprises. Without any means of securing a site, a Web site can expose areas of your enterprise that you might not want exposed to the general public. In this chapter, you take a quick look at what security means in relation to Web applications. Then, you look at various services available in ASP.NET for authenticating and authorizing users.

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