AuthenticationHelper.AuthenticateUser Method (String, String, String, Boolean, T:AuthenticationSourceEnum)

Authenticates user against the database.

Namespace: CMS.Membership
Assembly: CMS.Membership (in CMS.Membership.dll) Version: 13.0.131

Syntax

public static UserInfo AuthenticateUser(
	string userName,
	string password,
	string siteName,
	bool login = true,
	AuthenticationSourceEnum source = AuthenticationSourceEnum.Standard
)

Parameters

userName

Type: System.String
User name to authenticate

password

Type: System.String
Password to authenticate

siteName

Type: System.String
Site name

login (Optional)

Type: System.Boolean
Indicates if methods is called during user login

source (Optional)

Type: AuthenticationSourceEnum
Source of calling

Return Value

Type: UserInfo