simplemembership

How do I use my own database with SimpleMembership and WebSecurity? What is MVC4 security all about?

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See the summaries below each quote for a quick answer, and the paragraphs for detail. Also see the References section at the end for the authoritative sources. Summaries 1.What is SimpleMembership/SimpleMembershipProvider (WebMatrix.WebData) and what is it/are they responsible for? SimpleMembership (a term that covers both the SimpleMembershipProvider and SimpleRoleProvider) is responsible for providing a clean … Read more

Role based authentication in the new MVC 4 Internet template using simplemembership

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Found an answer here by Mehdi Golchin which seems to take care of: [Authorize(Roles=”admin,editor,publisher”)] If I also add this to the home controller: [InitializeSimpleMembership] Because this attribute is on the Accounts controller, SimpleMembership database gets initialize only after the first use of the accounts controller like login/register. Even when the current user gets logged in … Read more