BenkoTips Live & on Demand: Using ASP.NET Application Services

Microsoft ASP.NET includes powerful and flexible application services that provide support for things like membership (User Name / Password Credential Storage), role management, and navigation right out of the box. In this podcast, one will learn how to extend these services and consume them from a variety of clients. The speakers begin with an overview of the included providers and how to configure them and use their basic controls. The speakers also discuss how to create a custom provider. Next, the speakers explore how to interact with application services using Web technologies such as ASP.NET AJAX and Microsoft Silverlight. Finally, the speakers look at using the new ASP.NET 3.5 client application services from a Windows client.