IAuthenticationStandardUser.SetPassword(String) Method

Changes the user password.

Namespace: DevExpress.Persistent.Base.Security

Assembly: DevExpress.Persistent.Base.v21.2.dll

Declaration

C#

void SetPassword(
    string password
)

VB.NET

Sub SetPassword(
    password As String
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
password	String	A string which is a new password.

Remarks

Passwords are stored encrypted and cannot be changed directly. Use this method to specify a password when creating a new user in code. An example is provided in the Client-Side Security (2-Tier Architecture) topic.

Related GitHub Examples

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VB.NET

XAF_how-to-implement-a-security-system-user-based-on-an-existing-business-class-ef-t390221/VB/ImplementCustomUserBasedOnExistingClassEF.Module/BusinessObjects/Employee.vb#L52

End Function
Public Sub SetPassword(ByVal password As String) Implements IAuthenticationStandardUser.SetPassword
    Dim passwordCryptographer As New PasswordCryptographer()

XAF_how-to-implement-a-security-system-user-based-on-an-existing-business-class-xpo-e4160/VB/EmployeeAsUserExample.Module/BusinessObjects/Employee.vb#L92

    Public Sub SetPassword(ByVal password As String) _
Implements IAuthenticationStandardUser.SetPassword
        Me.StoredPassword = PasswordCryptographer.HashPasswordDelegate(password)

XAF_how-to-allow-a-user-to-select-the-authentication-type-at-runtime-e2371/VB/Solution73.Module/Authentication.vb#L128

    Dim password = Convert.ToBase64String(array)
    userWithPass.SetPassword(password)
End If

C#

XAF_how-to-allow-a-user-to-select-the-authentication-type-at-runtime-e2371/CS/Solution73.Module/Authentication.cs#L99

    var password = Convert.ToBase64String(array);
    userWithPass.SetPassword(password);
}