// Create a new user with a given username and password Membership.CreateUser("username", "password"); // Authenticate a user with their credentials if(Membership.ValidateUser("username", "password")) { // User is authenticated successfully } else { // Authentication failed } // Grant a user a specific role Roles.AddUserToRole("username", "RoleName"); // Check if a user is a member of a specific role if(Roles.IsUserInRole("username", "RoleName")) { // User is a member of the specified role } else { // User is not a member of the specified role } // Reset a user's password to a new value string newPassword = Membership.GeneratePassword(8, 2); // Generate a random 8-character password MembershipUser currentUser = Membership.GetUser("username"); if(currentUser != null) { currentUser.ChangePassword(currentUser.ResetPassword(), newPassword); }The package library for the System.Web.Security MembershipProvider is part of the System.Web assembly, which is included in Microsoft's .NET framework.