Forms Authentication Against An XML File

Introduction

This code shows how to validate against an XML file for Forms Authentication security in ASP.Net. Please read one of the earlier articles on Forms Authentication for an introduction and to see the required settings in the web.config file.

The Login Page

 
   <%@Page Language="VB" Trace="false"%>

<%@ Import Namespace="System.Web.Security" %>

<%@ Import Namespace="System.Xml" %>

<script language="VB" runat=server>

Sub ValidateLogin(Src as Object, E as EventArgs) 

Dim sXmlPath As String = "C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\users.xml" 

Dim oXmlDoc As New XmlDocument() 

Try 

oXmlDoc.Load(sXmlPath) 

Catch oError As Exception 

StatusMessage.innerHTML = "There was an error:<BR>" & 

oError.Message & "<BR>" _ & oError.Source & "." 

Exit Sub 

End Try 

Dim oXmlUser As XmlNodeList 

oXmlUser = oXmlDoc.GetElementsByTagname(txtUser.Value) 

If Not (oXmlUser Is Nothing) Then 

If txtPwd.Value = oXmlUser(0).FirstChild().Value Then 

FormsAuthentication.RedirectFromLoginPage(txtUser.Value, false) 

Else 

StatusMessage.InnerHtml = "Invalid login" 

End If 

End If 

End Sub 

</script> 

<html> 

<head> 

<title>

Forms Authentication Against An XML File

</title>

</head>

<body>

<form method="post" runat="server"> 

Username: 

<INPUT type="text" name="txtUser" id="txtUser" runat="server"/>

<BR>

Password: 

<INPUT type="password" name="txtPwd" id="txtPwd" runat="server"/>

<BR>

<INPUT type="submit" OnServerClick="ValidateLogin" runat="server"/>

</form>

<SPAN id="StatusMessage" runat="server"/>

</body>

</html>

The XML File

Here is the XML file used to hold the usernames and passwords.

<?xml version="1.0" ?> 

<users> 

<!-- format is <username>password</username> --> 

<user1>pass1</user1>

<user2>pass2</user2>

<user3>pass3</user3>

</users>

 

About the author

Name :

Brad Kingsley

Email :

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Profile :

Brad Kingsley is founder and president of ORCS Web, Inc. - a company that provides managed hosting services for clients who develop and deploy their applications on Microsoft Windows platforms.

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