providers Element for membership (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
Defines a collection of membership providers for ASP.NET membership.
This element is new in the .NET Framework version 2.0.
<providers>
<add.../>
<remove.../>
<clear/>
</providers>
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
None.
Child Elements
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| add | Adds an instance of a membership provider to the membership provider collection. |
| clear | Removes all instances of membership providers from the membership provider collection. |
| remove | Removes an instance of a membership provider from the membership provider collection. |
Parent Elements
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| configuration | Specifies the required root element in every configuration file that is used by the common language runtime and the .NET Framework applications. |
| system.web | Specifies the root element for the ASP.NET configuration section. |
| membership | Configures an application for ASP.NET membership. |
For information about accessing and modifying configuration values for the membership element in application code, see MembershipSection.
The following default providers element is configured in the Machine.config file in the .NET Framework version 2.0.
<providers>
<add name="AspNetSqlMembershipProvider" type="System.Web.Security.SqlMembershipProvider, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" connectionStringName="LocalSqlServer" enablePasswordRetrieval="false" enablePasswordReset="true" requiresQuestionAndAnswer="true" applicationName="/" requiresUniqueEmail="false" passwordFormat="Hashed" maxInvalidPasswordAttempts="5" minRequiredPasswordLength="7" minRequiredNonalphanumericCharacters="1" passwordAttemptWindow="10" passwordStrengthRegularExpression="" />
<providers>
The following code example shows how to configure an ASP.NET application to use the SqlMembershipProvider provider to store and retrieve user account information.
<configuration>
<connectionStrings>
<add name="SqlServices"
connectionString="Data Source=MySqlServer;Integrated Security=SSPI;Initial Catalog=aspnetdb;" />
</connectionStrings>
<system.web>
<membership
defaultProvider="SqlProvider"
userIsOnlineTimeWindow="20">
<providers>
<remove name="AspNetSqlProvider" />
<add name="SqlProvider"
type="System.Web.Security.SqlMembershipProvider"
connectionStringName="SqlServices"
enablePasswordRetrieval="false"
enablePasswordReset="true"
requiresQuestionAndAnswer="true"
passwordFormat="Hashed"
applicationName="/" />
</providers>
</membership>
</system.web>
</configuration>
| Configuration section handler | System.Web.Configuration.MembershipSection |
| Configuration member | |
| Configurable locations | Machine.config Root-level Web.config Application-level Web.config |
| Requirements | Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 5.0, 5.1, or 6.0 The .NET Framework version 2.0 Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 |
Tasks
How to: Lock ASP.NET Configuration SettingsReference
membership Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)system.web Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
<configuration> Element
add Element for providers for membership (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
remove Element for providers for membership (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
clear Element for providers for membership (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
System.Configuration
System.Web.Configuration
Concepts
ASP.NET Configuration OverviewASP.NET Web Server Controls and Browser Capabilities
Securing ASP.NET Configuration
ASP.NET Configuration Scenarios
Other Resources
Managing Users Using ASP.NET MembershipASP.NET Configuration Files
ASP.NET Configuration Settings
General Configuration Settings (ASP.NET)
ASP.NET Configuration API