Verifies that the supplied user name and password are valid.

Namespace: Novalys.VisualGuard.Security
Assembly: Novalys.VisualGuard.Security (in Novalys.VisualGuard.Security.dll) Version: 2016.0.105.16 (2016.0.105.16)

Syntax

C#
public static VGAuthenticationState ValidateUser(
	string username,
	string password
)
Visual Basic
Public Shared Function ValidateUser ( 
	username As String,
	password As String
) As VGAuthenticationState

Parameters

username
Type: System..::..String
The name of the user to be validated.
password
Type: System..::..String
The password for the specified user.

Return Value

Type: VGAuthenticationState
a VGAuthenticationState indicating if the validation succeeds or not.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
System..::..ArgumentNullExceptionusername or password is null.
System..::..ArgumentExceptionusername is empty.

or

user or password is longer than 64 characters.
Novalys.VisualGuard.Security..::..VGConfigurationExceptionThe configuration file is not valid

or

A problem occurs during the connection to the repository.

or

The version of the repository or the version of the permissions is not supported by the application.

See Also