The Microsoft Expression Web Developer's Guide to ASP.NET 3.5: Learn to create ASP.NET applications using Visual Web Developer 2008

Chapter 12. Configuring a Membership Database

IN THIS CHAPTER

An Introduction to ASP.NET Membership

Using the Default Membership Database

Using SQL Server 2000 or SQL Server 2005 for Membership

Checkpoint

An Introduction to ASP.NET Membership

One of the most common questions I see from web designers is, “How do I password protect my site or part of my site?” The most common method of password-protecting content is to set permissions on files and folders so that only someone who has been given permission can access them. That technique works great, but it has some shortcomings. When using this technique:

Managing users and groups is sometimes not ...