Is there an security advantage of using ADAM for asp.net membership over aspnet_regsql?

Question

Hi,

I'm wondering if there are security (or otherwise) advantages of using an ADAM (Active Directory Application Mode) store for asp.net membership. I'm afraid that setting up the ADAM store is more difficult than the default aspnet_regsql scripts for a default membership database, but i will prefer the more secure solution.

Wich of the two is the more secure?

Answer 1

I think it's less of a security more of a application issue. AFAIK you would use AD in an environment where you would share the user and security related information with other applications - like the OS. SQLServer setup probably more useful in a isolated application (or applications) scenario.