ASP.NET 3.5: A Beginner's Guide - www.mustafaof.com

398ASP.NET 3.5: A Beginner’s GuideOnce the username and password have been verified, the page you originally requestedappears. If you attempt to open a non-ASPX file such as an HTML file, your request willnot be filtered, and the target URL opens immediately.Membership SecurityFor strong security, ASP.NET 3.5 provides a system for storing usernames and encryptedpasswords in a special database. You can set up this security in different ways using VisualStudio 2008. Many of the most important elements are set up automatically, includingthe database with the default name of ASPNETDB.MDF. To see how everything works,a simple example goes through an extensive number of steps to add users and roles thatcan be created.Select ASP.NET ConfigurationFigure 16-5 Opening the Web Site Administration Tool