MembershipSection Class

Validates user credentials and manages user settings.

Syntax

class MembershipSection : ConfigurationSectionWithCollection

The following table lists the methods exposed by the MembershipSection class.

Name	Description
Add	(Inherited from ConfigurationSectionWithCollection.)
Clear	(Inherited from `ConfigurationSectionWithCollection`.)
Get	(Inherited from `ConfigurationSectionWithCollection`.)
GetAllowDefinition	(Inherited from ConfigurationSection.)
GetAllowLocation	(Inherited from `ConfigurationSection`.)
Remove	(Inherited from `ConfigurationSectionWithCollection`.)
RevertToParent	(Inherited from `ConfigurationSection`.)
SetAllowDefinition	(Inherited from `ConfigurationSection`.)
SetAllowLocation	(Inherited from `ConfigurationSection`.)

The following table lists the properties exposed by the MembershipSection class.

Name	Description
`DefaultProvider`	A read/write `string` value that specifies the default membership provider for an application. The default is "AspNetSqlMembershipProvider".
`HashAlgorithmType`	A read/write `string` value that identifies a custom algorithm that is used to hash passwords. If no value is specified, the hash algorithm specified in the `Validation` property of the MachineKeySection class is used. Note: The .NET Framework enables you to configure custom cryptography classes by using the <cryptographySettings> configuration section. The `HashAlgorithmType` property must match the name attribute of the <nameEntry> element in a <cryptoNameMapping> element. For more information, see Mapping Algorithm Names to Cryptography Classes.
`Location`	(Inherited from `ConfigurationSection`.) A key property.
`Path`	(Inherited from `ConfigurationSection`.) A key property.
`Providers`	A ProvidersSettings value that specifies membership providers for an ASP.NET application (Web.config level) or for all ASP.NET applications (Machine.config level).
`SectionInformation`	(Inherited from `ConfigurationSection`.)
`UserIsOnlineTimeWindow`	A read/write `datetime` value that specifies the time interval after the last-activity date/time stamp for a user during which the user is considered online. The default is 15 minutes.

This class contains no subclasses.

MembershipSection

Type	Description
Client	- IIS 7.0 on Windows Vista - IIS 7.5 on Windows 7 - IIS 8.0 on Windows 8 - IIS 10.0 on Windows 10
Server	- IIS 7.0 on Windows Server 2008 - IIS 7.5 on Windows Server 2008 R2 - IIS 8.0 on Windows Server 2012 - IIS 8.5 on Windows Server 2012 R2 - IIS 10.0 on Windows Server 2016
Product	- IIS 7.0, IIS 7.5, IIS 8.0, IIS 8.5, IIS 10.0
MOF file	WebAdministration.mof