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

The following tutorial from asp.net is worth reading:

http://www.asp.net/security/tutorials/an-overview-of-forms-authentication-vb

Following is the msdn page explaining the Aspnet_regsql.exe command to create the aspnet database.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/ms229862(v=VS.100).aspx

Answer 2

I would like to recommend the msdn articles :

• Forms Authentication Provider http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff647070.aspx
• Explained: Forms Authentication in ASP.NET 2.0 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/9wff0kyh.aspx

here is the schema used :

Answer 3

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.