ASP.Net Membership Provider Sample Web.Config

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 1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 2<configuration>
 3 <connectionStrings>
 4    <remove name="LocalSqlServer" />
 5    <!--You add your connectionstring here-->
 6    <!--Use something like this for a database in App_data folder-->
 7    <add name="LocalSqlServer"
 connectionString="data source=.\SQLEXPRESS;Integrated Security=SSPI;
 8AttachDBFilename=|DataDirectory|aspnetdb.mdf;User Instance=true"
 providerName="System.Data.SqlClient"/>
 9     <!--Use something like this for a Local sql server
10     <add name="LocalSqlServer" connectionString="server=machinename\SQLEXPRESS; 
11initial catalog=databasename;uid=username;Pwd=password" 
providerName="System.Data.SqlClient"/> -->
12<!--For more info on connectionStrings take a look at http://www.connectionstrings.com -->
13</connectionStrings>
14     <system.web>
15<!--set if you are using roles-->
16     <roleManager>
17            <providers>
18                <add name="AspNetSqlRoleProvider"
19                connectionStringName="LocalSqlServer"
20                applicationName="/" 
21                type="System.Web.Security.SqlRoleProvider, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0,
22 Culture=neutral,
23 PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a"/>
24            </providers>
25        </roleManager>
26     <authentication mode="Forms">
27        <forms timeout="50000000"/>
28        <!--More info at http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2005/11/08/430011.aspx  -->
29      </authentication>
30<!--set if you are using membership-->
31<!-- You should ALWAYS customize the Membership provider and specify an applicationName...
See
32http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2006/04/22/Always-set-the-_2200_applicationName_2200_
33-property-when-configuring-ASP.NET-2.0-Membership-and-other-Providers.aspx 
34for more details... -->
35 <membership defaultProvider="AspNetSqlMembershipProvider" userIsOnlineTimeWindow="15">
36            <providers>
37                <clear/>
38                <add name="AspNetSqlMembershipProvider"
39                    type="System.Web.Security.SqlMembershipProvider, 
System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0,40 Culture=neutral,
41 PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a"
42                    connectionStringName="LocalSqlServer"
43                    enablePasswordRetrieval="false"
44                    enablePasswordReset="true"
45                    requiresQuestionAndAnswer="true"
46                    applicationName="/"
47                    requiresUniqueEmail="false"
48                    passwordFormat="Hashed"
49                    maxInvalidPasswordAttempts="5"
50                    minRequiredPasswordLength="7"
51                    minRequiredNonalphanumericCharacters="1"
52                    passwordAttemptWindow="10"
53                    passwordStrengthRegularExpression="" />
54            </providers>
55 </membership>
56</system.web>
57</configuration>