ASP.NET 4 Unleashed

Configuring Forms Authentication

Several configuration options are specific to Forms authentication:

• cookieless— Enables you to use Forms authentication even when a browser does not support cookies. Possible values are UseCookies, UseUri, AutoDetect, and UseDeviceProfile. The default value is UseDeviceProfile.

• defaultUrl— Enables you to specify the page to which a user is redirected after being authenticated. The default value is Default.aspx.

• domain— Enables you to specify the domain associated with the authentication cookie. The default value is an empty string.

• enableCrossAppRedirects— Enables you to authenticate users across applications by passing an authentication ticket in a query string. The default value is false.

• loginUrl ...