Is there a way to password protect or protect folder like it is done with .htaccess?

It can be done with Web.config?

thanx in advance!:)

ASP.net has four types of authentication:

none

Windows

Forms

Passport.


obviously option 1 is not what you want, and option 2 neither unless you want to pay a monthly fee to Redmond and have multiple sites that require authentication.

Windows authentication is good for intranets.

I assume you want to use forms authentication

you will have to add something like this to your web.config file


<authentication mode="Forms" > <!-- Set authentication mode -->
<forms loginUrl="LogIn.aspx" > <!-- Specify a log on form -->

</forms>
</authentication>

<authorization>
<deny users="?" /> <!—Deny all unauthenticated users -->
</authorization>


then you will have to create the LogIn.aspx and handle the authentication process yourself, there are plenty of example on how to do this. I suggest you buy a book developing web application with VS.net from Microsoft press and it will give you all the information you need.