--- title: "Understanding ASP.NET Memberships | Microsoft Docs" author: JoeStagner description: "In this video Joe Stagner looks at working with the built-in providers, available to ASP.NET developers, for membership. For additional information about thi..." ms.author: aspnetcontent manager: wpickett ms.date: 08/04/2008 ms.topic: article ms.assetid: bccd102b-67d5-4c66-833d-6b5f6f51ca55 ms.technology: dotnet-webforms ms.prod: .net-framework msc.legacyurl: /web-forms/videos/authentication/understanding-aspnet-memberships msc.type: video --- Understanding ASP.NET Memberships ==================== by [Joe Stagner](https://github.com/JoeStagner) In this video Joe Stagner looks at working with the built-in providers, available to ASP.NET developers, for membership. For additional information about this video, read the [Creating the Membership Schema in SQL Server](../../overview/older-versions-security/membership/creating-the-membership-schema-in-sql-server-vb.md) security tutorial. [▶ Watch video (22 minutes)](https://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/ASP-NET-Site-Videos/understanding-aspnet-memberships) >[!div class="step-by-step"] [Previous](use-custom-principal-objects.md) [Next](configuring-sql-to-work-with-membership-schemas.md)