System.Web.Configuration Namespace

Contains classes that are used to set up ASP.NET configuration.

Classes

AdapterDictionary	Used internally at run time by the configuration system to contain the names of the available adapters used to render server controls on different browsers.
AnonymousIdentificationSection	Configures anonymous identification for users that are not authenticated. This class cannot be inherited.
AssemblyCollection	Represents a collection of AssemblyInfo objects. This class cannot be inherited.
AssemblyInfo	References an assembly to be linked to during compilation of a dynamic resource. This class cannot be inherited.
AuthenticationSection	Configures the authentication for a Web application. This class cannot be inherited.
AuthorizationRule	The AuthorizationRule class allows you to programmatically access and modify the authorization section of a configuration file. This class cannot be inherited.
AuthorizationRuleCollection	Represents a collection of AuthorizationRule objects. This class cannot be inherited.
AuthorizationSection	Configures a Web application authorization. This class cannot be inherited.
BrowserCapabilitiesCodeGenerator	The BrowserCapabilitiesCodeGenerator class is used internally by the aspnet_regbrowsers tool to parse .browser browser definition files and add browsers to the run-time collection of known browsers contained in the BrowserCapabilitiesFactory object.
BrowserCapabilitiesFactory	Provides methods used internally by the configuration system to produce request-specific instances of the HttpBrowserCapabilities class that are publicly accessed through the ASP.NET-intrinsic Request.Browser property.
BrowserCapabilitiesFactoryBase	The BrowserCapabilitiesFactoryBase class is the base class from which BrowserCapabilitiesFactory is derived. It is used internally at run time by the configuration system to create request-specific instances of the HttpCapabilitiesBase class, publicly accessed through the ASP.NET intrinsic Request.Browser property.
BufferModesCollection	A collection of BufferModeSettings objects. This class cannot be inherited.
BufferModeSettings	Configures the ASP.NET event-buffering settings for event providers. This class cannot be inherited.
BuildProvider	Provides functionality to parse a particular file type and generate code during compilation of a dynamic resource. This class cannot be inherited.
BuildProviderCollection	Represents a collection of BuildProvider objects. This class cannot be inherited.
CacheSection	Configures the global cache settings for an ASP.NET application. This class cannot be inherited.
ClientTarget	Defines the alias associated with the target user agent for which ASP.NET server controls should render content. This class cannot be inherited.
ClientTargetCollection	Represents a collection of ClientTarget objects. This class cannot be inherited.
ClientTargetSection	Configures the clientTarget section. This class cannot be inherited.
CodeSubDirectoriesCollection	Represents a collection of CodeSubDirectory objects. This class cannot be inherited.
CodeSubDirectory	References a directory location that is used during compilation of a dynamic resource. This class cannot be inherited.
CompilationSection	Defines configuration settings that are used to support the compilation infrastructure of Web applications. This class cannot be inherited.
Compiler	Defines a compiler that is used to support the compilation infrastructure of Web applications. This class cannot be inherited.
CompilerCollection	Represents a collection of Compiler objects. This class cannot be inherited.
Converter	Represents a configuration element in a configuration file.
ConvertersCollection	Represents a configuration collection that contains references to Converter objects.
CustomError	Configures a CustomError section to map an ASP.NET error code to a custom page. This class cannot be inherited.
CustomErrorCollection	Represents a collection of CustomError objects. This class cannot be inherited.
CustomErrorsSection	Configures the ASP.NET custom errors. This class cannot be inherited.
DeploymentSection	Defines a configuration setting that is typically used on a production server to override application-level settings that are appropriate only on development computers.
EventMappingSettings	Defines the ASP.NET event mapping settings for event providers. This class cannot be inherited.
EventMappingSettingsCollection	Provides a collection of EventMappingSettings objects. This class cannot be inherited.
ExpressionBuilder	Retrieves a dynamic resource during compilation.
ExpressionBuilderCollection	Represents a collection of ExpressionBuilder objects. This class cannot be inherited.
FolderLevelBuildProvider	Represents configuration settings that enable use of the BuildProvider class for specific folders.
FolderLevelBuildProviderCollection	Represents a collection of FolderLevelBuildProvider objects.
FormsAuthenticationConfiguration	Configures an ASP.NET application to use the AuthenticationMode forms modality.
FormsAuthenticationCredentials	Configures user credentials for ASP.NET applications that use form-based authentication.
FormsAuthenticationUser	Configures the user's credentials for Web applications that use forms-based authentication.
FormsAuthenticationUserCollection	Represents a collection of FormsAuthenticationUser objects. This class cannot be inherited.
FullTrustAssembliesSection	Configures a set of full-trust assemblies. This class cannot be inherited.
FullTrustAssembly	Configures a full trust assembly. This class cannot be inherited.
FullTrustAssemblyCollection	Represents a collection of FullTrustAssembly objects. This class cannot be inherited.
GlobalizationSection	Defines configuration settings that are used to support the globalization infrastructure of Web applications. This class cannot be inherited.
HealthMonitoringSection	Configures ASP.NET profiles that determine how health-monitoring events are sent to event providers. This class cannot be inherited.
HostingEnvironmentSection	Defines configuration settings that control the behavior of the application hosting environment. This class cannot be inherited.
HttpCapabilitiesBase	Provides access to detailed information about the capabilities of the client's browser.
HttpCapabilitiesDefaultProvider	The default extension of the HttpCapabilitiesProvider class that is included with ASP.NET.
HttpCapabilitiesProvider	Enables you to customize browser definitions. You can also customize the algorithm that identifies the browser based on information in the incoming HttpRequest.
HttpCapabilitiesSectionHandler	Assists in reading in the <browserCaps> section of a configuration file and creating an instance of the HttpBrowserCapabilities class that contains the capabilities information for the client browser.
HttpConfigurationContext	Supplies current context information to configuration-section handlers in ASP.NET applications.
HttpCookiesSection	Configures properties for cookies used by a Web application.
HttpHandlerAction	Configures an HttpHandlersSection configuration section. This class cannot be inherited.
HttpHandlerActionCollection	Represents a collection of HttpHandlerAction elements. This class cannot be inherited.
HttpHandlersSection	Configures an HTTP handler for a Web application. This class cannot be inherited.
HttpModuleAction	Configures the HttpModulesSection modules. This class cannot be inherited.
HttpModuleActionCollection	Represents a collection of HttpModuleAction objects. This class cannot be inherited.
HttpModulesSection	Configures an HTTP module for a Web application. This class cannot be inherited.
HttpRuntimeSection	Configures the ASP.NET HTTP runtime. This class cannot be inherited.
IdentitySection	Configures the identity of a Web application. This class cannot be inherited.
IgnoreDeviceFilterElement	Configures a device filter element.
IgnoreDeviceFilterElementCollection	Represents a collection of IgnoreDeviceFilterElement objects. This class cannot be inherited.
LowerCaseStringConverter	Provides support to convert an object to a lowercase string. This class cannot be inherited.
MachineKeySection	Defines the configuration settings that control the key generation and algorithms that are used in encryption, decryption, and message authentication code (MAC) operations in Windows Forms authentication, view-state validation, and session-state application isolation. This class cannot be inherited.
MachineKeyValidationConverter	Provides methods for converting MachineKeyValidation objects to and from strings.
MembershipSection	Defines configuration settings to support the infrastructure for configuring and managing membership details. This class cannot be inherited.
NamespaceCollection	Contains a collection of namespace objects. This class cannot be inherited.
NamespaceInfo	Contains a single configuration namespace reference, similar to the Import directive. This class cannot be inherited.
OutputCacheProfile	Configures the output cache profile that can be used by the application pages. This class cannot be inherited.
OutputCacheProfileCollection	Represents a collection of OutputCacheProfile objects. This class cannot be inherited.
OutputCacheSection	Configures the output cache for a Web application. This class cannot be inherited.
OutputCacheSettingsSection	Configures the output cache settings for application pages. This class cannot be inherited.
PagesSection	Provides programmatic access to the pages section of the configuration file. This class cannot be inherited.
PartialTrustVisibleAssembliesSection	Configures a set of partial-trust assemblies. This class cannot be inherited.
PartialTrustVisibleAssembly	Configures a partial-trust assembly. This class cannot be inherited.
PartialTrustVisibleAssemblyCollection	Represents a collection of PartialTrustVisibleAssembly objects. This class cannot be inherited.
PassportAuthentication	Configures Passport-based authentication in ASP.NET applications.
ProcessModelSection	Configures the ASP.NET process model settings on an Internet Information Services (IIS) Web server. This class cannot be inherited.
ProfileGroupSettings	Provides programmatic access to the group subsection of the profiles configuration file section.
ProfileGroupSettingsCollection	Contains a set of ProfileGroupSettings objects.
ProfilePropertySettings	The ProfilePropertySettings class provides a way to programmatically access and modify the profiles section of a configuration file. This class cannot be inherited.
ProfilePropertySettingsCollection	Contains a set of ProfilePropertySettingsCollection objects.
ProfileSection	The ProfileSection class provides a way to programmatically access and modify the profile section of a configuration file. This class cannot be inherited.
ProfileSettings	Configures the ASP.NET event profiles. This class cannot be inherited.
ProfileSettingsCollection	Contains a collection of ProfileSettings objects. This class cannot be inherited.
ProtocolCollection	Represents a configuration element that contains a collection of protocols.
ProtocolElement	Represents a protocol element in the Web services configuration file.
ProtocolsConfigurationHandler	Represents a configuration handler for protocols.
ProtocolsSection	Represents the protocols section of the Web configuration file.
ProvidersHelper	Provides methods for creating provider instances, either singly or in a batch.
RegexWorker	Used internally at run time by BrowserCapabilitiesFactory and BrowserCapabilitiesCodeGenerator to parse request data and identify the browser.
RemoteWebConfigurationHostServer	Used internally at run time to support accessing configuration data remotely.
RoleManagerSection	Defines configuration settings that are used to support the role management infrastructure of Web applications. This class cannot be inherited.
RootProfilePropertySettingsCollection	Acts as the top of a two-level named hierarchy of ProfilePropertySettingsCollection collections.
RuleSettings	Configures the ASP.NET event rules. This class cannot be inherited.
RuleSettingsCollection	A collection of RuleSettings objects. This class cannot be inherited.
ScriptingAuthenticationServiceSection	Represents the configuration section for authentication service settings. This class cannot be inherited.
ScriptingJsonSerializationSection	Represents a jsonSerialization configuration section in the scripting element of the configuration file. This class cannot be inherited.
ScriptingProfileServiceSection	Represents the configuration section for profile-service settings. This class cannot be inherited.
ScriptingRoleServiceSection	Represents the configuration section for role-service settings.
ScriptingScriptResourceHandlerSection	Represents a ScriptingScriptResourceHandler configuration section in the <scripting> element of the configuration file. This class cannot be inherited.
ScriptingSectionGroup	Represents the configuration section for scripting settings. This class cannot be inherited.
ScriptingWebServicesSectionGroup	Represents a group of related sections in a configuration file.
SecurityPolicySection	Defines configuration settings that are used to support the security infrastructure of a Web application. This class cannot be inherited.
SessionPageStateSection	Configures the sessionPageState section. This class cannot be inherited.
SessionStateSection	Configures the session state for a Web application.
SiteMapSection	Defines configuration settings that are used to support the infrastructure for configuring, storing, and rendering site navigation. This class cannot be inherited.
SqlCacheDependencyDatabase	Configures the SQL cache dependencies databases for an ASP.NET application. This class cannot be inherited.
SqlCacheDependencyDatabaseCollection	Represents a collection of SqlCacheDependencyDatabase objects. This class cannot be inherited.
SqlCacheDependencySection	Configures the SQL cache dependencies for an ASP.NET application. This class cannot be inherited.
SystemWebCachingSectionGroup	Configures the caching group within a configuration file. This class cannot be inherited.
SystemWebExtensionsSectionGroup	Represents a group of related sections in a configuration file. This class cannot be inherited.
SystemWebSectionGroup	Allows the user to programmatically access the system.web group of the configuration file. This class cannot be inherited.
TagMapCollection	Contains a collection of TagMapInfo objects.
TagMapInfo	Contains a single configuration tag remapping statement. This class cannot be inherited.
TagPrefixCollection	Contains a collection of TagPrefixInfo objects.
TagPrefixInfo	Defines a configuration element containing tag-related information.
TraceSection	Configures the ASP.NET trace service. This class cannot be inherited.
TransformerInfo	Specifies a custom class that extends the WebPartTransformer class for use by Web Part connections.
TransformerInfoCollection	Contains a collection of TransformerInfo objects. This class cannot be inherited.
TrustLevel	Defines the mapping of specific security levels to named policy files. This class cannot be inherited.
TrustLevelCollection	Contains a collection of TrustLevel objects. This class cannot be inherited.
TrustSection	Configures the code-access security level that is applied to an application. This class cannot be inherited.
UrlMapping	Maps a URL that is displayed to users to the URL of a page in your Web application. This class cannot be inherited.
UrlMappingCollection	Represents a collection of UrlMapping objects. This class cannot be inherited.
UrlMappingsSection	Provides programmatic access to the urlMappings configuration section. This class cannot be inherited.
UserMapPath	Maps configuration file virtual paths to physical paths.
VirtualDirectoryMapping	Specifies a custom virtual-directory hierarchy for a Web application. This class cannot be inherited.
VirtualDirectoryMappingCollection	Contains a collection of VirtualDirectoryMapping objects. This class cannot be inherited.
WebConfigurationFileMap	Defines the configuration file mappings for a Web application. This class cannot be inherited.
WebConfigurationManager	Provides access to configuration files as they apply to Web applications.
WebContext	Manages the path context for the current Web application. This class cannot be inherited.
WebControlsSection	Configures the webControls section. This class cannot be inherited.
WebPartsPersonalization	Allows you to specify the personalization provider and set personalization authorizations. This class cannot be inherited.
WebPartsPersonalizationAuthorization	Provides programmatic access to the authorization section contained in the webParts section of the configuration. This class cannot be inherited.
WebPartsSection	Provides programmatic access to the webParts configuration file section. This class cannot be inherited.
XhtmlConformanceSection	Configures the xhtmlConformance section. This class cannot be inherited.

Interfaces

IConfigMapPath	Provides access to the mapping between configuration-file virtual and physical paths.
IConfigMapPathFactory	Maps the configuration file virtual and physical paths.
IRemoteWebConfigurationHostServer	Used internally to support remote access to configuration data.

Enums

AsyncPreloadModeFlags	Specifies the mode for asynchronous requests.
AuthenticationMode	Specifies the authentication mode to use in a Web application.
AuthorizationRuleAction	Specifies the type of authorization to apply when accessing a resource.
CustomErrorsMode	Specifies the values for the custom errors modality.
CustomErrorsRedirectMode	Specifies values for how the URL of the original request is handled when a custom error page is displayed.
FcnMode	Specifies behavior for file change notification (FCN) in the application.
FormsAuthPasswordFormat	Defines the encryption format for storing passwords.
FormsProtectionEnum	Defines the type of encryption, if any, to use for cookies.
MachineKeyCompatibilityMode	Specifies which encryption methods can be used.
MachineKeyValidation	Specifies the hashing algorithm that ASP.NET uses for forms authentication and for validating view state data, and for out-of-process session state identification.
MembershipPasswordCompatibilityMode	Enumerates the password-compatibility modes for ASP.NET membership.
PagesEnableSessionState	Used to determine session-state activation for a single Web page or an entire Web application.
ProcessModelComAuthenticationLevel	Specifies the level of authentication for DCOM security.
ProcessModelComImpersonationLevel	Specifies the authentication level for COM security.
ProcessModelLogLevel	Specifies the event types to be logged to the event log.
ProfileGuidedOptimizationsFlags	Specifies the optimization mode for an application deployment environment.
SerializationMode	Determines the serialization method used for a ProfilePropertySettings object.
TicketCompatibilityMode	Defines whether to use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) or local time for the ticket expiration date for forms authentication.
TraceDisplayMode	Specifies the order in which trace messages are displayed.
WebApplicationLevel	Specifies the path level of a Web-application configuration file.
XhtmlConformanceMode	Specifies the authentication mode to use in a Web application.