MembershipUser.PasswordQuestion Property
Definition
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Gets the password question for the membership user.
public:
virtual property System::String ^ PasswordQuestion { System::String ^ get(); };
public virtual string PasswordQuestion { get; }
member this.PasswordQuestion : string
Public Overridable ReadOnly Property PasswordQuestion As String
Property Value
The password question for the membership user.
Examples
The following code example resets a user's password if they supply the appropriate password answer. The PasswordQuestion for the user is displayed as a reminder to the user of the password answer.
Important
This example contains a text box that accepts user input, which is a potential security threat. By default, ASP.NET Web pages validate that user input does not include script or HTML elements. For more information, see Script Exploits Overview.
<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Web.Security" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">
MembershipUser u;
public void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs args)
{
if (!Membership.EnablePasswordReset)
{
FormsAuthentication.RedirectToLoginPage();
}
Msg.Text = "";
if (!IsPostBack)
{
Msg.Text = "Please supply a username.";
}
else
{
VerifyUsername();
}
}
public void VerifyUsername()
{
u = Membership.GetUser(UsernameTextBox.Text, false);
if (u == null)
{
Msg.Text = "Username " + Server.HtmlEncode(UsernameTextBox.Text) + " not found. Please check the value and re-enter.";
QuestionLabel.Text = "";
QuestionLabel.Enabled = false;
AnswerTextBox.Enabled = false;
ResetPasswordButton.Enabled = false;
}
else
{
QuestionLabel.Text = u.PasswordQuestion;
QuestionLabel.Enabled = true;
AnswerTextBox.Enabled = true;
ResetPasswordButton.Enabled = true;
}
}
public void ResetPassword_OnClick(object sender, EventArgs args)
{
string newPassword;
u = Membership.GetUser(UsernameTextBox.Text, false);
if (u == null)
{
Msg.Text = "Username " + Server.HtmlEncode(UsernameTextBox.Text) + " not found. Please check the value and re-enter.";
return;
}
try
{
newPassword = u.ResetPassword(AnswerTextBox.Text);
}
catch (MembershipPasswordException e)
{
Msg.Text = "Invalid password answer. Please re-enter and try again.";
return;
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Msg.Text = e.Message;
return;
}
if (newPassword != null)
{
Msg.Text = "Password reset. Your new password is: " + Server.HtmlEncode(newPassword);
}
else
{
Msg.Text = "Password reset failed. Please re-enter your values and try again.";
}
}
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
<title>Sample: Reset Password</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<h3>Retrieve Password</h3>
<asp:Label id="Msg" runat="server" ForeColor="maroon" /><br />
Username: <asp:Textbox id="UsernameTextBox" Columns="30" runat="server" AutoPostBack="true" />
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator id="UsernameRequiredValidator" runat="server"
ControlToValidate="UsernameTextBox" ForeColor="red"
Display="Static" ErrorMessage="Required" /><br />
Password Question: <b><asp:Label id="QuestionLabel" runat="server" /></b><br />
Answer: <asp:TextBox id="AnswerTextBox" Columns="60" runat="server" Enabled="false" />
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator id="AnswerRequiredValidator" runat="server"
ControlToValidate="AnswerTextBox" ForeColor="red"
Display="Static" ErrorMessage="Required" Enabled="false" /><br />
<asp:Button id="ResetPasswordButton" Text="Reset Password"
OnClick="ResetPassword_OnClick" runat="server" Enabled="false" />
</form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Web.Security" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">
Dim u As MembershipUser
Public Sub Page_Load(sender As Object, args As EventArgs)
If Not Membership.EnablePasswordReset Then
FormsAuthentication.RedirectToLoginPage()
End If
Msg.Text = ""
If Not IsPostBack Then
Msg.Text = "Please supply a username."
Else
VerifyUsername()
End If
End Sub
Public Sub VerifyUsername()
u = Membership.GetUser(UsernameTextBox.Text, False)
If u Is Nothing Then
Msg.Text = "Username " & Server.HtmlEncode(UsernameTextBox.Text) & " not found. Please check the value and re-enter."
QuestionLabel.Text = ""
QuestionLabel.Enabled = False
AnswerTextBox.Enabled = False
ResetPasswordButton.Enabled = False
Else
QuestionLabel.Text = u.PasswordQuestion
QuestionLabel.Enabled = True
AnswerTextBox.Enabled = True
ResetPasswordButton.Enabled = True
End If
End Sub
Public Sub ResetPassword_OnClick(sender As Object, args As EventArgs)
Dim newPassword As String
u = Membership.GetUser(UsernameTextBox.Text, False)
If u Is Nothing Then
Msg.Text = "Username " & Server.HtmlEncode(UsernameTextBox.Text) & " not found. Please check the value and re-enter."
Return
End If
Try
newPassword = u.ResetPassword(AnswerTextBox.Text)
Catch e As MembershipPasswordException
Msg.Text = "Invalid password answer. Please re-enter and try again."
Return
Catch e As Exception
Msg.Text = e.Message
Return
End Try
If Not newPassword Is Nothing Then
Msg.Text = "Password reset. Your new password is: " & Server.HtmlEncode(newPassword)
Else
Msg.Text = "Password reset failed. Please re-enter your values and try again."
End If
End Sub
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
<title>Sample: Reset Password</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<h3>Retrieve Password</h3>
<asp:Label id="Msg" runat="server" ForeColor="maroon" /><br />
Username: <asp:Textbox id="UsernameTextBox" Columns="30" runat="server" AutoPostBack="True" />
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator id="UsernameRequiredValidator" runat="server"
ControlToValidate="UsernameTextBox" ForeColor="red"
Display="Static" ErrorMessage="Required" /><br />
Password Question: <b><asp:Label id="QuestionLabel" runat="server" /></b><br />
Answer: <asp:TextBox id="AnswerTextBox" Columns="60" runat="server" Enabled="False" />
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator id="AnswerRequiredValidator" runat="server"
ControlToValidate="AnswerTextBox" ForeColor="red"
Display="Static" ErrorMessage="Required" Enabled="False" /><br />
<asp:Button id="ResetPasswordButton" Text="Reset Password"
OnClick="ResetPassword_OnClick" runat="server" Enabled="False" />
</form>
</body>
</html>
Remarks
If RequiresQuestionAndAnswer is true
, then the password answer for a membership user must be supplied to the GetPassword and ResetPassword methods. The PasswordQuestion serves as a reminder to the membership user of what their password answer is. Once the membership user has supplied a password answer, the answer value can be supplied to the GetPassword or ResetPassword method.