Using ASP.NET Membership : Membership « Authentication Authorization « ASP.NET Tutorial






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ASP.NET Membership uses the provider model. 
The ASP.NET Framework includes two Membership providers:
SqlMembershipProvider stores user information in a Microsoft SQL Server database.
ActiveDirectoryMembershipProvider stores user information in the Active Directory or an Active Directory Application Mode server.








21.11.Membership
21.11.1.Using ASP.NET Membership
21.11.2.Setting Up Your Web Site for Membership
21.11.3.Using the Membership Application Programming Interface
21.11.4.Use the methods of the Membership class to create custom Login controls.
21.11.5.Configure how passwords are stored by setting the passwordFormat attribute in the web configuration file.
21.11.6.Disable this requirement when using the SqlMembershipProvider.
21.11.7.Locking Out Bad Users
21.11.8.After a user has been locked out, you must call the MembershipUser.UnlockUser() method to re-enable the user account.
21.11.9.The web configuration file used to set up the XmlMembershipProvider
21.11.10.Creating users programmatically (C#)
21.11.11.Creating users programmatically (VB)
21.11.12.Membership provider settings in the machine.config file
21.11.13.Denying unauthenticated users