MiddleTierAuthenticationBuilderExtensions.UsePasswordAuthentication(IMiddleTierAuthenticationBuilder, Action<MiddleTierPasswordAuthenticationOptions>) Method

Enables standard authentication (with a login and password) in the Middle Tier application server.

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Win.ApplicationBuilder

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Win.v25.1.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Win, DevExpress.ExpressApp.Win.Design

Declaration

C#

public static IMiddleTierAuthenticationBuilder UsePasswordAuthentication(
    this IMiddleTierAuthenticationBuilder builder,
    Action<MiddleTierPasswordAuthenticationOptions> configureOptions = null
)

VB.NET

<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Function UsePasswordAuthentication(
    builder As IMiddleTierAuthenticationBuilder,
    configureOptions As Action(Of MiddleTierPasswordAuthenticationOptions) = Nothing
) As IMiddleTierAuthenticationBuilder

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
builder	IMiddleTierAuthenticationBuilder	Allows you to enable and configure the Security System in your application, and chain further configuration.

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description
configureOptions	Action<DevExpress.ExpressApp.ApplicationBuilder.MiddleTierPasswordAuthenticationOptions>	null	For internal use. Do not specify these settings in your application.

Returns

Type	Description
IMiddleTierAuthenticationBuilder	Allows you to enable and configure the Security System in your application, and chain further configuration.

Remarks

The following code snippet uses this method:

File: MySolution.Win\Startup.cs.

C#

using DevExpress.ExpressApp.ApplicationBuilder;
using DevExpress.ExpressApp.Win.ApplicationBuilder;
// ...
public class ApplicationBuilder : IDesignTimeApplicationFactory {
    public static WinApplication BuildApplication(string connectionString) {
        var builder = WinApplication.CreateBuilder();
        builder.UseApplication<MySolutionWindowsFormsApplication>();
        // ...
        builder.Security
            .UseMiddleTierMode(options => {
                // ...
            })
            .UsePasswordAuthentication();
        // ...
    }
    // ...
}