Starting ASP.NET Forms Authentication

Question

I\'m starting to learn ASP.NET Forms Authentication, and I\'m looking for a good article to help me start.

I\'ve heard before that ASP.NET Forms Authentication uses

Answer 1

aspnet_ tables are part of SQL membership Provider implementation. Forms authentication works on top of Membership Provider.

Here are some articles

• Use Forms Authentication with SQL Server in ASP.NET 2.
• Membership, Roles, and Profile

You can even roll out your own Membership Provider which uses your existing table.

The Examining ASP.NET's Membership, Roles, and Profile series is a good starting point. It covers all the security part of ASP>NET.