AnonymousIdentificationModule Class

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Web.Security

Assembly:: System.Web.dll

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Manages anonymous identifiers for the ASP.NET application.

public ref class AnonymousIdentificationModule sealed : System::Web::IHttpModule

public sealed class AnonymousIdentificationModule : System.Web.IHttpModule

type AnonymousIdentificationModule = class
    interface IHttpModule

Public NotInheritable Class AnonymousIdentificationModule
Implements IHttpModule

Inheritance: Object
AnonymousIdentificationModule

Implements: IHttpModule

Examples

The following code example shows a Web.config file for an application that enables anonymous identification.

<configuration>  
  <system.web>  
    <authentication mode="Forms" >  
      <forms loginUrl="login.aspx" name=".ASPXFORMSAUTH" />  
    </authentication>  

    <anonymousIdentification enabled="true" />  

    <profile defaultProvider="AspNetSqlProvider">  
      <properties>  
        <add name="ZipCode" allowAnonymous="true" />  
        <add name="CityAndState" allowAnonymous="true" />  
        <add name="StockSymbols" type="System.Collections.ArrayList"   
          allowAnonymous="true" />  
      </properties>  
    </profile>  
  </system.web>  
</configuration>

Remarks

The AnonymousIdentificationModule class creates and manages anonymous identifiers for an ASP.NET application. Anonymous identifiers are used by features that support anonymous identification such as the ASP.NET System.Web.Profile.

The AnonymousIdentificationModule exposes a Creating event that enables you to set the anonymous identifier to a custom value. If you do not specify a custom anonymous identifier value, a Guid is used.

The Creating event is accessed by specifying a subroutine named AnonymousIdentification_Creating in the Global.asax file for your ASP.NET application.

The AnonymousIdentificationModule is only used when anonymous identification is Enabled by setting the enabled attribute of the anonymousIdentification configuration element to true.

Note

Anonymous identification is independent of any type of ASP.NET authentication.

Constructors

AnonymousIdentificationModule()

Creates an instance of the AnonymousIdentificationModule class.

Properties

Enabled

Gets a value indicating whether anonymous identification is enabled for the ASP.NET application.

Methods

ClearAnonymousIdentifier()	Clears the anonymous cookie or identifier associated with a session.
Dispose()	Releases all resources, other than memory, used by the AnonymousIdentificationModule.
Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object)
GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object)
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
Init(HttpApplication)	Initializes the AnonymousIdentificationModule object.
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object)

Events

Creating

Occurs when a new anonymous identifier is created.

Applies to

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