Microsoft.Office.Server.Security.LdapMembershipProvider Alternative

Question

I have a SP 2010 set up using claims based authentication and the Microsoft.Office.Server.Security.LdapMembershipProvider provider. Everything for user authentication works perfectly but when I try to change a user's password in code it fails with "Method Not Implemented".

After searching around the internet it has become apparent that the LdapMembershipProvider is extremely limited and allows for almost no interaction and modification of user accounts beyond basic authentication; so my question is this: is there an alternative to the LdapMembershipProvider class? Or, is there a way in code to change a user's password with the LdapMembershipProvider? The LDAP store is Active Directory.

Answer 1

SharePoint uses ASP.NET 2.0 provider model, at is extendable. You can create your own membership and role provider if you have special functionality you need implemented.

If you do a google search ou will find lots of guides on how to create custom providers that auenticate with AD or custom databases.

Further references:

ADSI forum on MS forum

MSDN article on provider model

directoryprogramming.net