How do I setup a Membership Provider in my existing database using ASP.NET MVC?
For some reason, the idea of setting up Membership in ASP.NET MVC seems really confusing.
Can anyone provide some clear steps to setup the requisite tables, controllers, classes, etc needed to have a working Membership provider?
I know that the Demo that MVC ships with has an Accounts controller. However, should I be using this in my own project? What do I need to get my existing database ready if so? If not, how do I learn what I need to do to implement a membership provider?
Answer
Check out this step by step blog on how to set up Membership provider in your asp.net mvc project. The sdk tool you need to get your database ready is aspnet_regsql.exe, you don't need to create a separate database to do that ( a lot of people think they have to provide a separate aspnet.db), you can run the command on your existing database, and it will create the tables, views, and stored procedures to handle the membership provider for you.
However, should I be using this in my own project? What do I need to get my existing database ready if so? If not, how do I learn what I need to do to implement a membership provider?
The benefit to use the default provider (SqlMembership provider) is to save yourself a lot of time. It involves a lot of work to design a complete membership and role provider.
Edit [2014-06-19] Asp.Net Identity Framework is Microsoft new recommendation to manage user sand permissions.