Examining ASP.NET 2.0's Membership, Roles, and Profile - Part 9

(Scott Mitchell) ASP.NET 2.0's Membership, Roles, and Profile systems were designed using the provider model, which enables these systems to seamlessly use different implementations. ASP.NET ships with a provider for managing members and roles through SQL Server and another for using Active Directory. It is also possible to plug in other implementations that have been built from the ground up or downloaded from other sources. For example, you can download alternative providers from Microsoft that store membership and role information in a Microsoft Access database (see Part 8 of this article series). Most of the articles in this series, however, have focused on using the SQL Server provider (SqlMembershipProvider, SqlRoleProvider, and SqlProfileProvider). The SQL Server providers are typically the provider of choice for Internet-based web applications, whereas the Active Directory providers are more commonly used in intranet scenarios.

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