What is the use of location tag in web.config file

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What is the use of location tag in web.config file..

Answer / asif ismail kunnibhavi

configuration setting is applied to specific file/folder
with appropriate "Path" attribute.
e.g
1)applying setting to everything under System.web
<location path="Administrator" >
<system.web>
<authorization>
<deny users="?" />
<allow roles="Administrator" />
<deny users="*" />
</authorization>
</system.web>
</location>

2)applying setting to specific directory called "folder1"

<!— Configuration for the "folder1" subdirectory. -->
<location path="sub1">
<system.web>
<httpHandlers>
<add verb="*" path="folder1.Scott"
type="folder1.Scott"/>
<add verb="*" path="folder1.David"
type="folder1.David"/>
</httpHandlers>
</system.web>
</location>

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What is the use of location tag in web.config file..

Answer / ajitabh

To prevent the pages from security we use location tag

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