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Web Application Resources

This section explains the different settings resources available for Web applications. In the tables provided below, the term Parent Resource indicates a resource that must be added before the associated child resource can be added. For more information about how to do this, see How to: Add Resources.

Some resources can contain more than one of the same resources, while other resources are unique and can only be added once.

AppSettingsSection

Not added by default. Available under Configuration. This section has no child resources.

Child Resource

Description

None

Used to store simple name value pairs of configuration settings in web.config files.

ASP.NET Web Site projects store the Web Service URL as an AppSetting entry for each Web Reference.

ConnectionStringsSection

Not added by default. Available under Configuration. This section has no child resources.

Child Resource

Description

None

Connection string configuration information for Web applications or Web services connected to databases.

NetSectionGroup

Not added by default. Available under Configuration. This section has the following child resources.

Parent Resource

Child Resource

Description

AuthenticationModulesSection

None

Used to specify a required authentication module for the IIS Web Server hosting the application. Client choices are "Negotiate", "Digest", "Basic", "Kerberos", or "NTLM". For more information, see AuthenticationModules.

ConnectionManagementSection

None

Represents the configuration section for connection management.

The connectionManagement element defines the maximum number of connections to a server or group of servers. For more information, see ConnectionManagementSection.

DefaultProxySection

None

Specifies the proxy server used for HTTP requests to the Internet. For more information, see DefaultProxy.

MailSettingsSectionGroup

SmtpSection

Configures Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) mail sending options. For more information, see Smtp.

RequestCachingSection

None

Controls the caching mechanism for network requests. For more information, see RequestCaching.

SettingsSection

None

Configures basic network options for the System.Net namespace. For more information, see Settings.

WebRequestModulesSection

None

Specifies modules to use to request information from network hosts. For more information, see WebRequestModules.

ProtectedConfigurationSection

Not added by default. Available under Configuration. This section has the following child resources.

Child Resource

Description

ProviderSettings

Can contain multiple ProviderSettings resources. Represents a group of configuration element settings that are added to configure a provider.

For more information, see ProtectedConfigurationProvider and Walkthrough: Encrypting Configuration Information Using Protected Configuration.

SerializationSectionGroup

Not added by default. Available under Configuration. This section has the following child resources.

Child Resource

Description

DateTimeSerializationSection

Provides a set of serializers for DateTime values.

SchemaImporterExtensionsSection

Allows you to customize the code generated from a Web Service Description Language (WSDL) document when using automated query tools.

Provides a set of importer extensions that provide control over code generation when an XML schema is imported.

SystemWebSectionGroup

This section contains system.web configuration elements, which are used to configure ASP.NET Web applications and control how the applications behave. The AuthenticationSection, IdentitySection, MembershipSection, RoleManagerSection, and SessionStateSection sections are added by default. There are many sections available under Configuration that are not added by default. For more information, see system.web Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema).

TransactionsSectionGroup

Not added by default. Available under Configuration. This section has the following child resources.

Child Resource

Description

DefaultSettingsSection

Represents an XML section in a configuration file that contains default values of a transaction.

WindowsFormsSection

Not added by default. Available under Configuration. This section has the following child resources.

Child Resource

Description

DefaultSettingsSection

Represents an XML section in a configuration file that contains default values of a Windows Form.

See Also

Concepts

ASP.NET Configuration File Hierarchy and Inheritance

ASP.NET Configuration File Structure (Sections and Section Handlers)

Other Resources

Adding Resources