Login Control and Form Authentication in ASP.NET

Question

hi friends What is the difference between login Controls and Forms Authentication in ASP.NET?

Prabhu Raja · Answer

Hi 1)Forms authentication can be easily implemented using login controls without writing any code. 2)Login control performs functions like prompting for user credentials validating them and issuing authentication just as the FormsAuthentication class. 3)However all that's needs to be done is to drag and drop the use control from the tool box to have these checks performed implicitly. 4)The Forms Authentication class is used in the background for the authentication ticket and ASP.NET membership is used to validate the user credentials.

your_silent_lover · Answer

Login controls are an easy way to implement Forms authentication without having to write any code. For example the Login control performs the same functions you would normally perform when using the FormsAuthentication class—prompt for user credentials validate them and issue the authentication ticket—but with all the functionality wrapped in a control that you can just drag from the Toolbox in Visual Studio. Under the covers the login control uses the FormsAuthentication class (for example to issue the authentication ticket) and ASP.NET membership (to validate the user credentials). Naturally you can still use Forms authentication yourself and applications you have that currently use it will continue to run.