Configuring Forms Authentication : FormsAuthentication « Authentication Authorization « ASP.NET Tutorial

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Several configuration options are specific to Forms authentication:

cookieless:      Use Forms authentication when a browser does not support cookies. 
                 Possible values are UseCookies, UseUri, AutoDetect, and UseDeviceProfile. 
                 The default value is UseDeviceProfile.

defaultUrl:      Set the redirected page after being authenticated. 
                 The default value is Default.aspx.

domain:          Domain associated with the authentication cookie. 
                 The default value is an empty string.

enableCrossAppRedirects:      authenticate users across applications by passing an authentication ticket in a query string. 
                              The default value is false.

loginUrl:        Set the path to the Login page. 
                 The default value is Login.aspx.

name:            specify the name of the authentication cookie. 
                 The default value is .ASPXAUTH.

path:            Set the path associated with the authentication cookie. 
                 The default value is /.

protection:      Set how the authentication cookie is encrypted. 
                 Possible values are All, Encryption, None, and Validation. 
                 The default value is All.

requiresSSL:     Require a SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) connection when transmitting the authentication cookie. 
                 The default value is false.

slidingExpiration:      Prevent the authentication cookie from expiring as long as a user continues to make requests within an interval of time. 
                        Possible values are True and False. 
                        The default value is True.

timeout:          Set the amount of time in minutes before the authentication cookie expires.  
                  The default value is 30.