System.Web.Security Namespace   FormsAuthentication Class

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Given a password and a string identifying the hash type, this routine produces a hash password suitable for storing in a configuration file.

[ VB ]
Public Shared Function HashPasswordForStoringInConfigFile ( _
   password As String, _
   passwordFormat As String _
 ) As String

[ C# ]
public static string HashPasswordForStoringInConfigFile (
   string password,
   string passwordFormat
);

[ C++ ]
public: static String* HashPasswordForStoringInConfigFile (
   String* password,
   String* passwordFormat
);

[ JScript ]
public static function HashPasswordForStoringInConfigFile (
   password : String,
   passwordFormat : String
 ) : String;

password

The password to hash.

passwordFormat

The hash algorithm to use. Choices are "sha1" or "md5".

Returns a String containing a hashed password.

Password algorithms supported are SHA1 and MD5.

FormsAuthentication Members

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