Session Variables in .NET

[Carl]

Hi,

I am starting to develop an ASP.Net application.

I will have a logon page which will take a UserName and
Password. A Stored Procedure will verify that the logon
is correct.

I was going to use a Session Variable to indicate whether
the user is logged on or not. Based on this variable I
would show certain links, allow access to certain pages.

Is this a good idea or is there a better way?

Thanks.
Carl.

[Steve C. Orr, MCSD]

ASP.NET has this functionality built in. It's called Forms Authentication.
It is easily configured in your web.config file.
Here's more information:
http://www.dotnetbips.com/displayarticle.aspx?id=9

You may want to combine this with your session technique you mentioned to
determine which links to make visible on your page.

--
I hope this helps,
Steve C. Orr, MCSD
http://Steve.Orr.net
"Carl" <ca**@nospam.com> wrote in message
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Hi,

I am starting to develop an ASP.Net application.

I will have a logon page which will take a UserName and
Password. A Stored Procedure will verify that the logon
is correct.

I was going to use a Session Variable to indicate whether
the user is logged on or not. Based on this variable I
would show certain links, allow access to certain pages.

Is this a good idea or is there a better way?

Thanks.
Carl.

[Adrian Banks]

Have a look at
http://www.zdnet.com.au/builder/prog...35027,20274191,
00.htm

It explains how to use Forms authentication with a database, allowing you to
have an automated signup to enter user's details into a database.

Adrian

"Carl" <ca**@nospam.com> wrote in message
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Thanks for that Steve.

The thing is that these are people coming over the
Internet and are total strangers to the company.

C

-----Original Message-----
ASP.NET has this functionality built in. It's called

Forms Authentication.

It is easily configured in your web.config file.
Here's more information:
http://www.dotnetbips.com/displayarticle.aspx?id=9

You may want to combine this with your session technique

you mentioned to

determine which links to make visible on your page.

--
I hope this helps,
Steve C. Orr, MCSD
http://Steve.Orr.net
"Carl" <ca**@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:85****************************@phx.gbl...

Hi,

I am starting to develop an ASP.Net application.

I will have a logon page which will take a UserName and
Password. A Stored Procedure will verify that the logon
is correct.

I was going to use a Session Variable to indicate whether the user is logged on or not. Based on this variable I
would show certain links, allow access to certain pages.
Is this a good idea or is there a better way?

Thanks.
Carl.

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