Authentication , Cache profile , Razor , Data Annotation : Part 4

Authentication in MVC

Forms Authentication

• This is traditional forms based authentication, user can register and login by the credentials used during registration.
• Details are stored in database, password is hashed not in readable format.
• This option is typically preferred for internet site

Windows Authentication

• Application with windows authentication is generally preferreed in intranet
• A user logs in the windows and launches the application in browser, The Asp.Net will automatically pick up user's identity

Cache Profile

• We can create cache profile in web.config and assign it to any action by [OutputCache] attribute

 [OutputCache(CacheProfile="Cache10Min")]  
 public string GetName()  
 {  
   //Your Code  
 }  

Razor in MVC

• Razor is a markup syntax that tells you embed server based code into web pages

Data Annotation

• It is used to provide additional information to property of class.
• Some of the data annotation are
  • Required
  • MinLength
  • MaxLength
  • StringLength