sessions and forms authentication tickets

[Justin Morris via DotNetMonster.com]

When implementing ASP.NET forms authentication everything worked out just
fine. I wanted to add the UserID and UserFName to my usage so I would have
this information throughout their session without having to return to the
database. I am upgrading from ASP so my first thought is Session(?UserID?)
which works fine if the user stays in the same folder (members). But if
they click a link outside that folder and return to that folder the Session
values I had set are now gone.

I use the return path code so when they click the login link it takes them
to the default.aspx login page without logging in again. Like I said
earlier, when they login the Session values work, and if they click links
in the same folder (members) the Session values work, but if they go to
another folder and return to the members folder the Session values are gone.

Should I not use Session(?Value?)? How can I add other values to the
FormsAuth Ticket we created and use in my pages to display User Name?

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[Paul Glavich [MVP ASP.NET]]

You can easily add custom data to an auth cookie by using the following:

FormsAuthenticationTicket ticket = new FormsAuthenticationTicket(
1,
email,
System.DateTime.Now,
System.DateTime.Now.AddMinutes(30),
false, // not persistent
userData, // <-- THIS CAN BE A STRING OF YOUR CUSTOM DATA, PERHAPS
SEMI-COLON DELIMITED.
FormsAuthentication.FormsCookiePath);

Note: the 'userdata' variable which is of type string.

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- Paul Glavich
ASP.NET MVP
ASPInsider ([url]www.aspinsiders.com[/url])


"Justin Morris via DotNetMonster.com" <forum@nospam.DotNetMonster.com> wrote
in message news:a6cbd5f34654423a9537afe03f335fa1@DotNetMonste r.com...

> When implementing ASP.NET forms authentication everything worked out just
> fine. I wanted to add the UserID and UserFName to my usage so I would

have

> this information throughout their session without having to return to the
> database. I am upgrading from ASP so my first thought is

Session(?UserID?)

> which works fine if the user stays in the same folder (members). But if
> they click a link outside that folder and return to that folder the

Session

> values I had set are now gone.
>
> I use the return path code so when they click the login link it takes them
> to the default.aspx login page without logging in again. Like I said
> earlier, when they login the Session values work, and if they click links
> in the same folder (members) the Session values work, but if they go to
> another folder and return to the members folder the Session values are

gone.

>
> Should I not use Session(?Value?)? How can I add other values to the
> FormsAuth Ticket we created and use in my pages to display User Name?
>
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