Posted on: 12/19/2013 7:43:51 PM | Views : 856

Hi,
I am thinking of converting my website from using membership (with roles) to use the identity system.  So far, the users are just test users - not production users.  So I can delete all my data and port the code.  However, my question is what do I gain?  I realize that someone can now sign in with facebook or Google or Microsoft Account, so that they don't have to remember a new password.  That is good, but not enough reason to do the port.  I would like an additional layer of security.  I would like the password to the user's Google/Microsoft/facebook account to NOT be stored in my databases.  That way, if a hacker did get at my database, he could not sign in as this person.  But is that possible?
Also, I've modified the log-in screens of membership to ask for a 'firstname' and a 'lastname'.  I assume that any migration tool (if one exists) would fail given that change.  I ...

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