private static MySqlSimpleMembershipProvider VerifyProvider() { MySqlSimpleMembershipProvider provider = System.Web.Security.Membership.Provider as MySqlSimpleMembershipProvider; if (provider == null) { throw new InvalidOperationException(Resources.Security_NoExtendedMembershipProvider); } provider.VerifyInitialized(); // Have the provider verify that it's initialized (only our SimpleMembershipProvider does anything here) return(provider); }