How to use Forms login for a whole ASP .NET Web App

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Create a web project. Add a web.config file. change the following line:

<authentication mode="Windows"/>

to

<authentication mode="Forms">
<forms name="PieperWEB" loginUrl="Login.aspx" protection="All" timeout="60" />
</authentication>

also change the line:

<authorization>
<allow users="*" /> <!-- Allow all users -->

<!-- <allow users="[comma separated list of users]"
roles="[comma separated list of roles]"/>
<deny users="[comma separated list of users]"
roles="[comma separated list of roles]"/>
-->
</authorization>

to

<authorization>
<deny users="?" /> <!-- Deny unauthorized users -->

<!-- <allow users="[comma separated list of users]"
roles="[comma separated list of roles]"/>
<deny users="[comma separated list of users]"
roles="[comma separated list of roles]"/>
-->
</authorization>

Now, add a page, name it Default.aspx, then, add a page, name it Login.aspx.

Before you can use default.aspx, you ALWAYS must login via Login.aspx.

Enjoy!