Alternatives to .Net Membership

Question

Are there any alternatives\\mods to .net Membership?

I find it quite restrictive;

• Cant change Username, easily. You have to create a new user and c

Answer 1

As the ASP.NET membership model is built around Providers, there are a number of alternatives available.

By default, users have a ProviderUserKey, which is a GUID, and that's the Primary key of the database, so you should be able to write something to change their username if you want.

In terms of the profile, yes, the default blob is fairly annoying. You could take a look at the SQL Table Profile Provider which maps profiles on to tables, or fairly quickly roll your own.