.NET: understanding web.config in asp.net
- by mark smith
Hi there,
Does anyone know of a good link to explain how to use the web.config......
For example, i am using forms authentication... and i notice there is a system.web and then it closed /system.web and then below configuration there are additional location tags
here is an example, if you ntoice there is an authentication mode=forms with authorization i presume this is the ROOT....... It is also self contained within a system.web .... Below this there are more location= with system.web tags....
I have never really understand what i am actually doing.. I have tried checkign the MSDN documentation but still i don't fully understand up....
Can anyone help?
If you notice with my example.... everything is stored in 1 web.config... i thought the standard waas create a standard web.config and then create another web.config in the directory where i wish to protect it..???
<configuration>
<system.web>
<compilation debug="true" strict="false" explicit="true" targetFramework="4.0" />
<authentication mode="Forms">
<forms loginUrl="Login.aspx" defaultUrl="Login.aspx" cookieless="UseCookies" timeout="60"/>
</authentication>
<authorization>
<allow users="*"/>
</authorization>
</system.web>
<location path="Forms">
<system.web>
<authorization>
<deny users="?"/>
<allow users="*"/>
</authorization>
</system.web>
</location>
<location path="Forms/Seguridad">
<system.web>
<authorization>
<allow roles="Administrador"/>
<deny users="?"/>
</authorization>
</system.web>
</location>
