Forms Authentication - Supress displaying the login page for certain web pages

[Felix Wafytech]

Hi All,

I'm using forms authentication. Opening any page would lead to the login
page if the user is not currently logged in. This is fine. But I would like
certain public pages to be displayed irrespective of whether the user has
logged in or not. Is there a way to stop the authentication mechanism for
public pages without changing the directory in which it exists?

Note: I'm using a master page and changing the directory would lead to
images not appearing due to the change in directory.

If this isn't possible, then the only solution I see is to create a new
master page and place the file in a different directory. Is this the only
option?

Thanks in advance,
Felix.J

 

[Dominick Baier]

use a <location path="publicPage.aspx"> element and set the autorization
settings for individual files or folders..

 

[Steven Cheng[MSFT]]

Thanks for Dominick's informative suggestion.

Hi Felix,

As Dominick has suggested, you can use the <location> element to grant
specific <authorization> setting for individual pages or directories in the
ASP.NET web application.

#How to: Configure Specific Directories Using Location Settings
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms178692.aspx

For example, the following configuration sections customize the application
to allow anomymous(unauthenticated) user to access the "ContactUS.aspx"
page and the "PublicUsers" sub directory under the application root dir:

==============================

<configuration >

<location path="ContactUS.aspx">
<system.web>
<authorization>
<allow users="*"/>
</authorization>
</system.web>
</location>

<location path="PublicUsers">
<system.web>
<authorization>
<allow users="*"/>
</authorization>
</system.web>
</location>
....................
==============================

If there is anything unclear or any other information you need, please feel
free to post here.

Sincerely,

Steven Cheng

Microsoft MSDN Online Support Lead



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