Applying Security in ASP.NET Applications
The following sections demonstrate the basic principals behind security in ASP.NET.
Authentication
The following examples detail the use of the different authentication methods of ASP.NET. Please refer to Chapter 3, “Configuring ASP.NET Applications,” for more detail on the Web.config file.
Windows Authentication
The <authentication> tag in the Web.config file (see Listing 9.1) sets your web application to use Windows authentication. This setting can be placed only in the web application’s root Web.config file and propagates across all folders in the application. Please be sure to refer to the sidebar entitled “IIS and Windows Authentication” in the beginning of this chapter to make sure your application ...
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