MVC Forms Authentication with custom database

Question

I'm trying to get forms authentication working for an mvc site. I have a custom database with a users table, and I would like to do my own password validation.

I am logging in my user like this:

if (PasswordHasher.Hash(password) == dataUser.Password)
{
   FormsAuthentication.SetAuthCookie(email, true);
   return true;
}

The problem is, when the session expires obviously the user has to login again.

I am thinking I should be storing this Auth cookie in my users table?

Update: I'm obviously in desperate need of more education in this area. I just noticed that the user stays authenticated even after an iisreset.

I guess what I'm asking is how can I get persistent and non persistent authentication working properly. I want a user to not have to login again if they click "remember", and if they don't then their authentication should expire when the forms authentication is set to expire.

Can you clarify your question? How do you store a cookie in a database table? — John Farrell
– John Farrell, Commented May 24, 2010 at 18:47
What I was thinking was that I would need some way to associate the forms authentication cookie with something in my database, in the case of an app restart. — AndrewVos
– AndrewVos, Commented May 24, 2010 at 19:06

AndrewVos · Accepted Answer · 2010-05-24 21:27:39Z

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Turns out I forgot to put my variable in the second argument of the SetAuthCookie method. It was always sending true for the "persistent" argument. FML.

answered May 24, 2010 at 21:27

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Ching Chang · Accepted Answer · 2010-08-18 01:50:27Z

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I'd recommend implementing a custom Membership Provider so you can leverage the existing controls or patterns that are out there for the existing membership providers.

answered Aug 18, 2010 at 1:50

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