FormsAuthentication.CookiesSupported Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Web.Security

Assembly:

System.Web.dll

Gets a value that indicates whether the application is configured to support cookieless forms authentication.

public:
 static property bool CookiesSupported { bool get(); };

public static bool CookiesSupported { get; }

static member CookiesSupported : bool

Public Shared ReadOnly Property CookiesSupported As Boolean

Property Value

Boolean

false if the application is configured to support cookieless forms authentication; otherwise, true.

Examples

The following code example sets the cookieless attribute to UseUri in the Web.config file. This configuration will result in the CookiesSupported property returning false.

<authentication mode="Forms">
  <forms loginUrl="member_login.aspx"
    cookieless="UseUri" />
</authentication>

Remarks

The CookiesSupported property returns a value based on the CookieMode value and the capabilities of the browser.

• If the CookieMode property is set to UseCookies, the CookiesSupported property will return true.

• If the CookieMode property is set to UseUri, the CookiesSupported property will return false.

• If the CookieMode property is set to AutoDetect, the CookiesSupported property will return true if the browser supports cookies and cookies are enabled; otherwise, the CookiesSupported property will return false.

• If the CookieMode property is set to UseDeviceProfile, the CookiesSupported property will return true if the Browser for the current Request supports both cookies and redirecting with cookies; otherwise, the CookiesSupported property will return false.

See also

• ASP.NET Web Application Security