Question

I use ASP.NET and ASP.NET Authentication.

I have a website with structure like:

ROOT
   - CMS
     - AdminCms
     - web.conf*
   - FORUM
     - AdminForum
      - web.conf*
   - web.conf ***

Now in web.conf *** I use for CMS LOGIN PAGE

<authentication mode="Forms">
  <forms loginUrl="~/Cms/AdminCms/Login.aspx" timeout="2880" />
</authentication>

My Questions:

• How can I have another DEFAULT LOGIN PAGE for another folder? (if the user use for example FORUM).
• Would be possible insert in web.conf* another

<authentication mode="Forms">
  <forms loginUrl="~/Forum/AdminForum/Login.aspx" timeout="2880" />
</authentication>

Any ideas?

Answer 1

Based on my comment earlier – Forms authentication allows redirecting a user to different pages after a successful login. To enable this, the forms authentication keeps track of the original page a user came from in the ReturnUL request parameter to the login page.

In your case you could do something like this in the codebehind of your login page after a successful login:

string originalTarget = Request.Params["ReturnUrl"];

if(originalTarget  != null)
{
   if(originalTarget.Contains(@"/FORUM/")
      Response.Redirect(someForumURL);
   else
      Response.Redirect(someCMSURL);
}

Edit: Here also a link to an article – Forms Authentication – Redirecting users to a Page other than Default.aspx