I want to know how can I detect if the user is already logged in or not? using a cookie. I am not using any log-in control. I have a db which checks the ID and PWD.
Also pls let me know if it can be done without using cookies.
Any code or links will help.
web.config:
<authentication mode="Forms">
<forms name="myForm" loginUrl="LogIn.aspx" path="/" defaultUrl="Home.aspx">
</forms>
</authentication>
<authorization>
<deny users="?"/>
</authorization>
Thanks
In asp.net using windows / forms authentication you can tell if the user is logged in via :
<%
Page.User.Identity.IsAuthenticated
%>
Forms Authentication is cookie based, but can be configured to not use cookies with the cookieless setting.
How to fully setup forms authentication is not a quick answer but it is relatively easy to setup there are many HOW-TO's online. Here is a good one http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/webtech/110701-1.shtml
MSDN :http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa480476.aspx
You can use Windows Authentication also which does not use cookies.
I used:
HttpContext.Current.Request.IsAuthenticated