Binaryworld - RedirectFromLoginPageEx - Specify how many days the auth cookie lasts ... [ ASP.net -> General ]

' A custom routine that works like FormsAuthentication.RedirectFromLoginPage
' but lets you control the authentication cookie's expiration date
' Example: create an auth cookie that lasts 7 days
' RedirectFromLoginPageEx(username, persistent, 7)

Function RedirectFromLoginPageEx(ByVal username As String, _
  ByVal persistentCookie As Boolean, Optional ByVal expirationDays As Integer _
  = -1) As Boolean
  ' Get the URL of the requested resource.
  Dim url As String = FormsAuthentication.GetRedirectUrl(username, _
    persistentCookie)
  ' Create the authentication cookie.
  ' (The cookie path can be omitted, because it defaults to "/",
  ' the entire site.)
  FormsAuthentication.SetAuthCookie(username, persistentCookie, "/")

  If persistentCookie And expirationDays > 0 Then
    ' Get a reference to the cookie just created.
    Dim cookie As HttpCookie = Response.Cookies _
      (FormsAuthentication.FormsCookieName)
    ' Set its expiration date.
    cookie.Expires = Now.AddDays(expirationDays)
    ' Ensure the cookie can travel only over https.
    'cookie.Secure = True
  End If

  ' Redirect to the resource that was requested originally.
  Response.Redirect(url)
End Function