Login Controls and Forms Authentication

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Hi What is the difference between login controls and Forms authentication in the Asp.Net ?

Satyapriya Nayak · Answer

Hi Arun, Login controls are part of ASP. Net's UI controls collection which allows users to enter their username and password to login to a website/application. They provide login solution without the need of writing code. They by default work with ASP.Net membership roles and forms authentication. Forms authentication on the other hand refers to the authentication type being used by an application. ASP.Net supports Forms Authentication, Integrated windows authentication and Custom authentication. One can however, change or configure the login controls to work with the authentication mechanism chosen and not just Forms authentication which is default. Forms authentication can be easily implemented using login controls without writing any code. Login control performs functions like prompting for user credentials, validating them and issuing authentication just as the FormsAuthentication class. However, all that's needs to be dne is to drag and drop the use control from the tool box to have these checks performed implicitly. The FormsAuthentication class is used in the background for the authentication ticket and ASP.NET membership is used to validate the user credentials. Thanks

Login Controls and Forms Authentication

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