Should I use the built-in membership provider for an ASP .NET MVC application?

Question

I\'ve been using a custom membership provider for authentication in all my web form applications till now. I\'m about to start developing my first website using MVC. I\'m

Answer 1

The recently introduced SimpleMembershipProvider addresses many issues with the old asp.net membership. Namely ease of use and control over User table schema. This should be the starting point for any new apps (as of 11/2012).

See the below link for a primer on SimpleMembershipProvider along with a decent history on asp.net membership.

http://weblogs.asp.net/jgalloway/archive/2012/08/29/simplemembership-membership-providers-universal-providers-and-the-new-asp-net-4-5-web-forms-and-asp-net-mvc-4-templates.aspx