ASP.NET 4 Unleashed

Chapter 27. Using ASP.NET Membership

In This Chapter

• Configuring Authentication

• Configuring Authorization

• Using ASP.NET Membership

• Using the Role Manager

• Summary

In the previous chapter, you learned how to use the Login controls to create an entire user registration system. This chapter looks under the covers and examines the security frameworks on which the Login controls are built.

The ASP.NET Framework includes four frameworks related to security:

• ASP.NET Authentication— Enables you to identify users.

• ASP.NET Authorization— Enables you to authorize users to request particular resources.

• ASP.NET Membership— Enables you to represent users and modify their properties.

• Role Manager— Enables you to represent user roles and ...