FormsAuthPasswordFormat Enum

Definition

Namespace:

System.Web.Configuration

Assembly:

System.Web.dll

Defines the encryption format for storing passwords.

C#

public enum FormsAuthPasswordFormat

Inheritance

Object

ValueType

Enum

FormsAuthPasswordFormat

Fields

Name	Value	Description
Clear	0	Specifies that passwords are not encrypted. This field is constant.
SHA1	1	Specifies that passwords are encrypted using the SHA1 hash algorithm. This field is constant. Due to collision problems with SHA1, Microsoft recommends a security model based on SHA256 or better.
MD5	2	Specifies that passwords are encrypted using the MD5 hash algorithm. This field is constant. Due to collision problems with MD5, Microsoft recommends a security model based on SHA256 or better.
SHA256	3	Specifies that passwords are encrypted using the SHA256 hash algorithm. This field is constant.
SHA384	4	Specifies that passwords are encrypted using the SHA384 hash algorithm. This field is constant.
SHA512	5	Specifies that passwords are encrypted using the SHA512 hash algorithm. This field is constant.

Remarks

To programmatically configure the type of encryption used to store passwords in a Web application, use the AuthenticationSection class. This class is also used internally by FormsAuthentication in the processing of authentication tickets.

Applies to