Using SimpleMembership with EF model-first

Question

Can SimpleMembership be used with EF model-first? When I try it, I get \"Unable to find the requested .NET Framework Data Provider\" when

Answer 1

SimpleMembership can work with model first. Here is the solution.

1.InitializeSimpleMembershipAttribute.cs from MVC 4 Internet Application templete should look like this

namespace WebAndAPILayer.Filters
{
    [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class | AttributeTargets.Method, AllowMultiple = false, Inherited = true)]
    public sealed class InitializeSimpleMembershipAttribute : ActionFilterAttribute
    {
        private static SimpleMembershipInitializer _initializer;
        private static object _initializerLock = new object();
        private static bool _isInitialized;

        public override void OnActionExecuting(ActionExecutingContext filterContext)
        {
            // Ensure ASP.NET Simple Membership is initialized only once per app start
            LazyInitializer.EnsureInitialized(ref _initializer, ref _isInitialized, ref _initializerLock);
        }

        private class SimpleMembershipInitializer
        {
            public SimpleMembershipInitializer()
            {
                try
                {
                    WebSecurity.InitializeDatabaseConnection("ConnStringForWebSecurity", "UserProfile", "Id", "UserName", autoCreateTables: true);
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    throw new InvalidOperationException("Something is wrong", ex);
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

2.Delete CodeFirst Classes from AcountModel.cs

3.Fix AccountCotroler.cs to work with your Model-first DbContext (ExternalLoginConfirmation(RegisterExternalLoginModel model, string returnUrl) method)

4.Define your "ConnStringForWebSecurity" connection string which is not same as that funky conn string for model-first db access, notice that we use provider System.Data.SqlClient not System.Data.EntityClient