SPMembershipUserKeyType Enumeration
In Forms authentication mode, whether to use UserName or ProviderUserKeyas the underlying mechanism to identify a user.
Namespace: Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration
Assembly: Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Syntax
Public Enumeration SPMembershipUserKeyType
Dim instance As SPMembershipUserKeyType
public enum SPMembershipUserKeyType
Members
| Member name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| UserName | Use MembershipUser.UserName to identify the user. | |
| ProviderUserKey | Use MembershipUser.ProviderUserKey to identify a user. |
Remarks
ASP.NET MembershipUser.ProviderUserKey is a unique ID separate from the user name. if you set the farm at ProviderUserKey mode, then Windows SharePoint Services will use ProviderUserKey instead of MembershipUser.UserName to identify user. Setting this mode before adding any membership provider users into the farm is recommended, because changing the mode does not migrate existing user entries in Windows SharePoint Services database. Also, there is a performance consideration. Calling ProviderUserKey may cause extra database traffic to the membership provider database, depending on how the membership provider is implemented.