PasswordRecovery Web Server Control Declarative
Provides user interface elements that enable a user to recover or reset a lost password and receive it via e-mail.
<asp:PasswordRecovery
AccessKey="string"
AnswerLabelText="string"
AnswerRequiredErrorMessage="string"
BackColor="color name|#dddddd"
BorderColor="color name|#dddddd"
BorderPadding="integer"
BorderStyle="NotSet|None|Dotted|Dashed|Solid|Double|Groove|Ridge|
Inset|Outset"
BorderWidth="size"
CssClass="string"
Enabled="True|False"
EnableTheming="True|False"
EnableViewState="True|False"
Font-Bold="True|False"
Font-Italic="True|False"
Font-Names="string"
Font-Overline="True|False"
Font-Size="string|Smaller|Larger|XX-Small|X-Small|Small|Medium|
Large|X-Large|XX-Large"
Font-Strikeout="True|False"
Font-Underline="True|False"
ForeColor="color name|#dddddd"
GeneralFailureText="string"
Height="size"
HelpPageIconUrl="uri"
HelpPageText="string"
HelpPageUrl="uri"
ID="string"
MailDefinition-BodyFileName="uri"
MailDefinition-CC="string"
MailDefinition-From="string"
MailDefinition-IsBodyHtml="True|False"
MailDefinition-Priority="Normal|Low|High"
MailDefinition-Subject="string"
MembershipProvider="string"
OnAnswerLookupError="AnswerLookupError event handler"
OnDataBinding="DataBinding event handler"
OnDisposed="Disposed event handler"
OnInit="Init event handler"
OnLoad="Load event handler"
OnPreRender="PreRender event handler"
OnSendingMail="SendingMail event handler"
OnSendMailError="SendMailError event handler"
OnUnload="Unload event handler"
OnUserLookupError="UserLookupError event handler"
OnVerifyingAnswer="VerifyingAnswer event handler"
OnVerifyingUser="VerifyingUser event handler"
QuestionFailureText="string"
QuestionInstructionText="string"
QuestionLabelText="string"
QuestionTitleText="string"
runat="server"
SkinID="string"
Style="string"
SubmitButtonImageUrl="uri"
SubmitButtonText="string"
SubmitButtonType="Button|Image|Link"
SuccessPageUrl="uri"
SuccessText="string"
TabIndex="integer"
TextLayout="TextOnLeft|TextOnTop"
ToolTip="string"
UserName="string"
UserNameFailureText="string"
UserNameInstructionText="string"
UserNameLabelText="string"
UserNameRequiredErrorMessage="string"
UserNameTitleText="string"
Visible="True|False"
Width="size"
>
<FailureTextStyle />
<HyperLinkStyle />
<InstructionTextStyle />
<LabelStyle />
<MailDefinition
BodyFileName="uri"
CC="string"
From="string"
IsBodyHtml="True|False"
Priority="Normal|Low|High"
Subject="string"
>
<EmbeddedObjects>
<asp:EmbeddedMailObject
Name="string"
Path="uri"
/>
</EmbeddedObjects>
</MailDefinition>
<QuestionTemplate>
<!-- child controls -->
</QuestionTemplate>
<SubmitButtonStyle />
<SuccessTemplate>
<!-- child controls -->
</SuccessTemplate>
<SuccessTextStyle />
<TextBoxStyle />
<TitleTextStyle />
<UserNameTemplate>
<!-- child controls -->
</UserNameTemplate>
<ValidatorTextStyle />
</asp:PasswordRecovery>
Remarks
The PasswordRecovery control assists users who have forgotten their password. It enables a user to request an e-mail message containing either a new password or the password that is already associated with their user name.
Note The PasswordRecovery control uses Internet e-mail services to send recovered or new passwords to users. There are inherent security risks with sending passwords via e-mail. You should determine whether these security risks are acceptable.
For more information on the PasswordRecovery control and other login controls, see Login ASP.NET Controls.
Example
The following code example demonstrates how to use the PasswordRecovery control. Handlers for the Load and UserLookupError events are defined. The HelpPageUrl property is set to the file recoveryHelp.aspx.
<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">
' Set the field label background color if the user name is not found.
Sub PasswordRecovery1_UserLookupError(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
PasswordRecovery1.LabelStyle.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red
End Sub
' Reset the field label background color.
Sub PasswordRecovery1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
PasswordRecovery1.LabelStyle.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Black
End Sub
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
<title>ASP.NET Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<asp:PasswordRecovery id="PasswordRecovery1" runat="server" BorderStyle="Solid" BorderWidth="1px" BackColor="#F7F7DE"
Font-Size="10pt" Font-Names="Verdana" BorderColor="#CCCC99" HelpPageText="Need help?" HelpPageUrl="recoveryHelp.aspx" onuserlookuperror="PasswordRecovery1_UserLookupError" onload="PasswordRecovery1_Load" >
<successtemplate>
<table border="0" style="font-size:10pt;">
<tr>
<td>Your password has been sent to you.</td>
</tr>
</table>
</successtemplate>
<titletextstyle font-bold="True" forecolor="White" backcolor="#6B696B">
</titletextstyle>
</asp:PasswordRecovery>
</form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">
// Set the field label background color if the user name is not found.
void PasswordRecovery1_UserLookupError(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
PasswordRecovery1.LabelStyle.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red;
}
// Reset the field label background color.
void PasswordRecovery1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
PasswordRecovery1.LabelStyle.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Black;
}
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
<title>ASP.NET Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<asp:PasswordRecovery id="PasswordRecovery1" runat="server" BorderStyle="Solid" BorderWidth="1px" BackColor="#F7F7DE"
Font-Size="10pt" Font-Names="Verdana" BorderColor="#CCCC99" HelpPageText="Need help?" HelpPageUrl="recoveryHelp.aspx" onuserlookuperror="PasswordRecovery1_UserLookupError" onload="PasswordRecovery1_Load" >
<successtemplate>
<table border="0" style="font-size:10pt;">
<tr>
<td>Your password has been sent to you.</td>
</tr>
</table>
</successtemplate>
<titletextstyle font-bold="True" forecolor="White" backcolor="#6B696B">
</titletextstyle>
</asp:PasswordRecovery>
</form>
</body>
</html>