Using Form-based Authentication Policy

The authentication mechanism provides the means for verifying user access to the website’s protected area, based on user name and password. The form-based authentication mechanism lets you set up the look and feel of login as well as error screens.

Login screens present a form to enter username and password while accessing a protected resource. The login module checks user authority to access the resource. If the user is not authenticated, the error page is returned.

Note: Form-based login uses sessions for login. The system automatically logs out a user from the application if the session is invalidated.