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WebSecurity Property - IsAuthenticated


❮ WebSecurity

Definition

The IsAuthenticated property is a boolean value that indicates whether the current user is authenticated (logged in).

The property value is a boolean true if the current user is authenticated, otherwise false.


C# and VB Syntax

WebSecurity.IsAuthenticated

Examples

Example C#

if (!WebSecurity.IsAuthenticated)
{
Response.Redirect("~/Account/Login");
}

Example VB

if !WebSecurity.IsAuthenticated then
  Response.Redirect("~/Account/Login")
end if

Remarks

The IsAuthenticated property is read only. It cannot be changed by code.


Errors and Exceptions

Any access to the WebSecurity object throws an InvalidOperationException if:

  • The InitializeDatabaseConnection() method has not been called
  • SimpleMembership is not initialized (or disabled in the website configuration)

❮ WebSecurity