passport Element for authentication (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
Specifies the page to redirect to if the page requires authentication and the user has not signed on with Microsoft Passport authentication.
configuration Element (General Settings Schema)
system.web Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
authentication Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
passport Element for authentication (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
<passport
redirectUrl="redirectURL"
/>
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
Attribute |
Description |
|---|---|
redirectUrl |
Required attribute. The URL to which the request is redirected. This is typically the URL to a Passport login page. The default is "internal". |
Child Elements
None.
Parent Elements
Element |
Description |
|---|---|
configuration |
The required root element in every configuration file used by the common language runtime and .NET Framework applications. |
system.web |
Specifies the root element for the ASP.NET configuration settings in a configuration file. Contains configuration elements that configure ASP.NET Web applications and control how the applications behave. |
authentication |
Configures the ASP.NET authentication scheme that is used to identify users who view an ASP.NET application. |
Remarks
The passport element specifies the page to redirect to if the page requires authentication and the user has not signed on with Microsoft Passport authentication. This element is only effective if the mode attribute of the authentication element is set to Passport. For more information, see Passport Authentication Provider.
Default Configuration
The following default authentication element is not explicitly configured in the machine configuration file or in the root Web.config file, but is the default configuration returned by application.
<passport redirectUrl="internal" />
Example
The following example specifies the logon page that requests are redirected to.
<configuration>
<system.web>
<authentication>
<passport redirectUrl="Login.aspx"/>
</authentication>
</system.web>
</configuration>
Element Information
Configuration Section Handler |
|
Configuration Member |
|
Configurable Locations |
Machine.config Root level Web.config Application level Web.config |
Requirements |
IIS 5.0, IIS 5.1, or IIS 6.0 .NET Framework 1.0, 1.1, or 2.0 Visual Studio 2003, or Visual Studio 2005 |
See Also
Tasks
How to: Configure Specific Directories Using Location Settings
How to: Lock ASP.NET Configuration Settings
Reference
authentication Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
system.web Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
forms Element for authentication (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
passport Element for authentication (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
configuration Element (General Settings Schema)
Concepts
ASP.NET Configuration File Hierarchy and Inheritance
Securing ASP.NET Configuration
ASP.NET Configuration Scenarios
Other Resources
Passport Authentication Provider
General Configuration Settings (ASP.NET)
ASP.NET Configuration Settings