profile Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
Configures parameters for managing user profile values by using the ASP.NET profile.
This element is new in the .NET Framework version 2.0.
<configuration> Element
system.web Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
profile Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
<profile
enabled="true|false"
inherits="fully qualified type reference"
automaticSaveEnabled="true|false"
defaultProvider="provider name">
<properties>...</properties>
<providers>...</providers>
</profile>
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
Attribute |
Description |
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enabled |
Optional Boolean attribute. Specifies whether ASP.NET user profiles are enabled. If true, ASP.NET user profiles are enabled. The default is true. |
defaultProvider |
Optional String attribute. Specifies the name of the default profile provider. For more information, see Provider. The default is AspNetSqlProfileProvider. |
inherits |
Optional String attribute. Contains a type reference for a custom type that derives from the ProfileBase abstract class. ASP.NET dynamically generates an ProfileCommon class that inherits from this type and places it in the Profile property of the current HttpContext. |
automaticSaveEnabled |
Optional Boolean attribute. Specifies whether the user profile is automatically saved at the end of the execution of an ASP.NET page. If true, the user profile is automatically saved at the end of the execution of an ASP.NET page. The ProfileModule object saves a user profile only if the module detects that the profile has been modified. That is, the IsDirty property is true. For more information, see ASP.NET Profile Properties Overview. The default is true. |
Child Elements
Element |
Description |
---|---|
properties |
Required element. Defines a collection of user profile properties and property groups. |
providers |
Optional element. Defines a collection of profile providers. |
Parent Elements
Element |
Description |
---|---|
configuration |
Specifies the required root element in every configuration file that is used by the common language runtime and the .NET Framework applications. |
system.web |
Specifies the root element for the ASP.NET configuration section. |
Remarks
For information about accessing and modifying configuration values for the profile element in application code, see ProfileSection.
Default Configuration
The following default profile element is configured in the Machine.config file in the .NET Framework version 2.0.
<profile>
<providers>
<add name="AspNetSqlProfileProvider" connectionStringName="LocalSqlServer" applicationName="/" type="System.Web.Profile.SqlProfileProvider, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />
</providers>
</profile>
Example
The following code example shows how to configure the Web.config file for an ASP.NET application to use a SqlProfileProvider provider.
<configuration>
<connectionStrings>
<add name="SqlServices" connectionString="Data Source=localhost;Integrated Security=SSPI;Initial
Catalog=aspnetdb;" />
</connectionStrings>
<system.web>
<authentication mode="Forms" >
<forms loginUrl="login.aspx" name=".ASPXFORMSAUTH" />
</authentication>
<authorization>
<deny users="?" />
</authorization>
<membership defaultProvider="SqlProvider" userIsOnlineTimeWindow="15">
<providers>
<clear/>
<add name="SqlProvider"
type="System.Web.Security.SqlMembershipProvider"
connectionStringName="SqlServices"
applicationName="SampleApplication"
enablePasswordRetrieval="true"
enablePasswordReset="true"
passwordFormat="Encrypted"
requiresQuestionAndAnswer="true" />
</providers>
</membership>
<profile defaultProvider="SqlProvider">
<providers>
<clear />
<add name="SqlProvider"
type="System.Web.Profile.SqlProfileProvider"
connectionStringName="SqlServices"
applicationName="SampleApplication"
description="SqlProfileProvider for SampleApplication" />
</providers>
<properties>
<add name="ZipCode" />
<add name="CityAndState" />
</properties>
</profile>
</system.web>
</configuration>
Element Information
Configuration section handler |
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Configuration member |
|
Configurable locations |
Machine.config Root-level Web.config Application-level Web.config |
Requirements |
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 5.0, 5.1, or 6.0 The .NET Framework version 2.0 Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 |
See Also
Tasks
How to: Lock ASP.NET Configuration Settings
Concepts
ASP.NET Profile Properties Overview
ASP.NET Configuration Overview
ASP.NET Web Server Controls and Browser Capabilities
Securing ASP.NET Configuration
ASP.NET Configuration Scenarios
Reference
system.web Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
properties Element for profile (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
providers Element for profile (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
Other Resources
ASP.NET Configuration Settings