Why use Form Authentications if Session is there?

abhi.sharma05 · January 18th, 2007, 01:23 AM

Hii all Genious,
I have some Confussion that what is the need of Form Based Authentication if we have Session Object.
Actually what is the Difference? I m a bit Confussed.
Thanks

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MCP(ASP.NET[1.1],C#)

Imar · January 18th, 2007, 03:06 AM

Hi there,

One difference is that Forms Authentication will also work between browser sessions. The "Remember Me" option sets a cookie that allows you to stay logged in, even when you have closed your browser.

Cheers,

Imar
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