ASP.NET Membership advantages

Question

What advantages does Membership provide in the case when you have to write custom implementation? Is there any sense to implement membership interfaces or it would be easier to make your own UsersService with just things you need?

Answer 1

It's a matter of doing things their way or writing your own implementation. I find the Membership framework to be pretty well thought out and flexible, so I would write a custom provider, but if you want to do it all on your own, you can as well, though you won't be able to benefit from their interfaces and integration.