ASP.NET Authentication Questions

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I use ASP.NET and ASP.NET Authentication.

I have a website with structure like:

ROOT
   - CMS
     - AdminCms
     - web.conf*
   - FORUM
     - AdminForum
      - web.conf*
   - web.conf ***

Now in web.conf *** I use for CMS LOGIN PAGE

<authentication mode="Forms">
  <forms loginUrl="~/Cms/AdminCms/Login.aspx" timeout="2880" />
</authentication>

My Questions:

How can I have another DEFAULT LOGIN PAGE for another folder? (if the user use for example FORUM).
Would be possible insert in web.conf* another

<authentication mode="Forms">
  <forms loginUrl="~/Forum/AdminForum/Login.aspx" timeout="2880" />
</authentication>

Any ideas?

Why do you need two separate login pages? You can just redirect to the right page (CMS or forum) after a successful login, depending on where the user came from. — BrokenGlass
– BrokenGlass, Commented Nov 12, 2010 at 17:52
yes sounds good. How to do it? could you send me a link of example? thanks — GibboK
– GibboK, Commented Nov 12, 2010 at 19:27

BrokenGlass · Accepted Answer · 2010-11-12 20:49:27Z

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Based on my comment earlier - Forms authentication allows redirecting a user to different pages after a successful login. To enable this, the forms authentication keeps track of the original page a user came from in the ReturnUL request parameter to the login page.

In your case you could do something like this in the codebehind of your login page after a successful login:

string originalTarget = Request.Params["ReturnUrl"];

if(originalTarget  != null)
{
   if(originalTarget.Contains(@"/FORUM/")
      Response.Redirect(someForumURL);
   else
      Response.Redirect(someCMSURL);
}

Edit: Here also a link to an article - Forms Authentication - Redirecting users to a Page other than Default.aspx

answered Nov 12, 2010 at 20:49

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Rahul Soni · Accepted Answer · 2010-11-12 17:33:59Z

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If you mark both the folders, CMD and Forum as an application in IIS, you can easily do this since both of them will be a separate application domain.

answered Nov 12, 2010 at 17:33

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