Summary
This Drill will enable you to work with the features of the Membership provider. You will work with Login Controls, which are a new control available in ASP.NET 2.0. You will also learn what’s new in the area of Forms Authentication.
Audience
This Drill is for developers who want to be able to understand and work with the Membership provider in ASP.NET 2.0. It is also for those who want to work with Login server controls and forms authentication in ASP.NET 2.0.
What you'll learn
After taking this Drill, you will be able to implement the various Login controls available in ASP.NET 2.0 and understand when to use each one. You will be able to create, store, update, and delete membership information for users of a web site either through the Login controls, the Web Site Administration Tool, or through the members of the Membership class. You will also be able to create your own custom provider in a scenario where the default providers do not support your site’s data source.
What you need to know
We assume that you’re already familiar with the concepts of programming and you’ve some experience with Visual Studio 2005. For this particular Drill, you’ll also need to be comfortable with Visual C# or Visual Basic syntax and HTML. Although not essential, experience in object-oriented development, server page technology and basic knowledge of SQL Server would also be useful.