AuthorizationSection Class

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Web.Configuration

Assembly:: System.Web.dll

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Configures a Web application authorization. This class cannot be inherited.

public ref class AuthorizationSection sealed : System::Configuration::ConfigurationSection

public sealed class AuthorizationSection : System.Configuration.ConfigurationSection

type AuthorizationSection = class
    inherit ConfigurationSection

Public NotInheritable Class AuthorizationSection
Inherits ConfigurationSection

Inheritance: Object

ConfigurationElement

ConfigurationSection
AuthorizationSection

Examples

The following code example shows how to obtain the AuthorizationSection object from the configuration file of an existing Web application. You can use this object to access its members. The configuration file will contain a setup similar to the following.

Note

If you use the credentials section, be sure to follow the guidelines explained at ASP.NET Authentication. For scalability and better security capability, it is recommended that you use an external database to store the users' credentials. For more information about building secure ASP.NET applications, see Securing Your ASP.NET Application and Building Secure ASP.NET Applications: Authentication, Authorization, and Secure Communication.

<authorization>
  <allow users="userName" roles="admin" verbs="post" />
  <deny users="*" verbs="post"/>
</authorization>

// Get the Web application configuration.
System.Configuration.Configuration configuration = 
    WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration(
    "/aspnetTest");

' Get the Web application configuration.
  Dim configuration As System.Configuration.Configuration = _
  WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration( _
  "/aspnetTest")

// Get the section.
AuthorizationSection authorizationSection = 
    (AuthorizationSection)configuration.GetSection(
    "system.web/authorization");

' Get the section.
  Dim authorizationSection _
  As AuthorizationSection = _
  CType(configuration.GetSection( _
  "system.web/authorization"), AuthorizationSection)

Remarks

The AuthorizationSection class provides a way to programmatically access and modify the authorization section of a configuration file.

This type is part of a group that includes the AuthorizationRule, the AuthorizationRuleCollection, and the AuthorizationRuleAction types.

Note

The AuthorizationSection can read and write information from and to the related section of the configuration file according to the section property AllowDefinition whose value is Everywhere.

Constructors

AuthorizationSection()

Initializes a new instance of the AuthorizationSection class using default settings.

Properties

CurrentConfiguration	Gets a reference to the top-level Configuration instance that represents the configuration hierarchy that the current ConfigurationElement instance belongs to. (Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
ElementInformation	Gets an ElementInformation object that contains the non-customizable information and functionality of the ConfigurationElement object. (Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
ElementProperty	Gets the ConfigurationElementProperty object that represents the ConfigurationElement object itself. (Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
EvaluationContext	Gets the ContextInformation object for the ConfigurationElement object. (Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
HasContext	Gets a value that indicates whether the CurrentConfiguration property is `null`. (Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
Item[ConfigurationProperty]	Gets or sets a property or attribute of this configuration element. (Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
Item[String]	Gets or sets a property, attribute, or child element of this configuration element. (Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
LockAllAttributesExcept	Gets the collection of locked attributes. (Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
LockAllElementsExcept	Gets the collection of locked elements. (Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
LockAttributes	Gets the collection of locked attributes. (Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
LockElements	Gets the collection of locked elements. (Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
LockItem	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the element is locked. (Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
Properties	Gets the collection of properties. (Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
Rules	Gets the AuthorizationRuleCollection of AuthorizationRule rules.
SectionInformation	Gets a SectionInformation object that contains the non-customizable information and functionality of the ConfigurationSection object. (Inherited from ConfigurationSection)

Methods

DeserializeElement(XmlReader, Boolean)	Reads XML from the configuration file. (Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
DeserializeSection(XmlReader)	Reads XML from the configuration file. (Inherited from ConfigurationSection)
Equals(Object)	Compares the current ConfigurationElement instance to the specified object. (Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
GetHashCode()	Gets a unique value representing the current ConfigurationElement instance. (Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
GetRuntimeObject()	Returns a custom object when overridden in a derived class. (Inherited from ConfigurationSection)
GetTransformedAssemblyString(String)	Returns the transformed version of the specified assembly name. (Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
GetTransformedTypeString(String)	Returns the transformed version of the specified type name. (Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
Init()	Sets the ConfigurationElement object to its initial state. (Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
InitializeDefault()	Used to initialize a default set of values for the ConfigurationElement object. (Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
IsModified()	Indicates whether this configuration element has been modified since it was last saved or loaded when implemented in a derived class. (Inherited from ConfigurationSection)
IsReadOnly()	Gets a value indicating whether the ConfigurationElement object is read-only. (Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
ListErrors(IList)	Adds the invalid-property errors in this ConfigurationElement object, and in all subelements, to the passed list. (Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
OnDeserializeUnrecognizedAttribute(String, String)	Gets a value indicating whether an unknown attribute is encountered during deserialization. (Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
OnDeserializeUnrecognizedElement(String, XmlReader)	Gets a value indicating whether an unknown element is encountered during deserialization. (Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
OnRequiredPropertyNotFound(String)	Throws an exception when a required property is not found. (Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
PostDeserialize()	Called after deserialization. (Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
PreSerialize(XmlWriter)	Called before serialization. (Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
Reset(ConfigurationElement)	Resets the internal state of the ConfigurationElement object, including the locks and the properties collections. (Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
ResetModified()	Resets the value of the IsModified() method to `false` when implemented in a derived class. (Inherited from ConfigurationSection)
SerializeElement(XmlWriter, Boolean)	Writes the contents of this configuration element to the configuration file when implemented in a derived class. (Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
SerializeSection(ConfigurationElement, String, ConfigurationSaveMode)	Creates an XML string containing an unmerged view of the ConfigurationSection object as a single section to write to a file. (Inherited from ConfigurationSection)
SerializeToXmlElement(XmlWriter, String)	Writes the outer tags of this configuration element to the configuration file when implemented in a derived class. (Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
SetPropertyValue(ConfigurationProperty, Object, Boolean)	Sets a property to the specified value. (Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
SetReadOnly()	Sets the IsReadOnly() property for the ConfigurationElement object and all subelements. (Inherited from ConfigurationElement)
ShouldSerializeElementInTargetVersion(ConfigurationElement, String, FrameworkName)	Indicates whether the specified element should be serialized when the configuration object hierarchy is serialized for the specified target version of the .NET Framework. (Inherited from ConfigurationSection)
ShouldSerializePropertyInTargetVersion(ConfigurationProperty, String, FrameworkName, ConfigurationElement)	Indicates whether the specified property should be serialized when the configuration object hierarchy is serialized for the specified target version of the .NET Framework. (Inherited from ConfigurationSection)
ShouldSerializeSectionInTargetVersion(FrameworkName)	Indicates whether the current ConfigurationSection instance should be serialized when the configuration object hierarchy is serialized for the specified target version of the .NET Framework. (Inherited from ConfigurationSection)
ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object)
Unmerge(ConfigurationElement, ConfigurationElement, ConfigurationSaveMode)	Modifies the ConfigurationElement object to remove all values that should not be saved. (Inherited from ConfigurationElement)

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