Change User Password in ASP.NET Forms Authentication

Question

I code in C# (ASP.NET) and am using Forms authentication.
I would like to know which is the best method to change a user password without using the asp:ChangePassword c

Answer 1

Only the Hash value for the passwords are usually stored by the asp.net membership provider, so it is not possible to retrieve the original password. It is possible to change this behavior by configuration, but it is not recommended.
Simply ask the user to enter the old password also while changing the password. You can use the old password entered by the user in the User.ChangePassword method and it should work fine.