How To Enable FBA in Sharepoint 2013.

Configuring Form  Based Authentication in Sharepoint 2013

When we first create a site in sharepoint 2010,  by default it uses claims based authentication unlike share point 2010 which uses by default windows authentication.

In share point 2013 claim authentication is default authentication available in central administration. And our newly created site by default uses windows authentication .

So like share point 2010 it is not need to configure central administration for FBA . only need to configure Security service Application and  our content site.

Follow following steps to configure FBA.

1.      

Create member ship database .

Browse to c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\<latestframework> on command prompt and type aspnet_regsql.exe . follow the wizard name the database say Membershipdb.

2.       Set up Membership provider and role manager in content site.

Go to CA >> Application Management >>select Your Application . from ribbon click on authentication providers and set ASP.net membership provider and role Manager. Say. FBAMemberShipProvider and FBAMemberShipProvider

3.       Update these in STS web.config. go to IIS Manager explore Security Token Service Application. Open web.config backup it and begin to make changes.

STS File Changes avobe </configuration> Write bellow lines

<system.web>

<membership>

                <providers>

                                <add connectionStringName="SqlConnectionString" applicationName="/" name="FBAMemberShipProvider" type="System.Web.Security.SqlMembershipProvider, System.Web, Version=2.0.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />

                </providers>

</membership>

<roleManager>

                <providers>

                                <add connectionStringName="SqlConnectionString" applicationName="/" name="FBARoleManager" type="System.Web.Security.SqlRoleProvider, System.Web, Version=2.0.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />

                </providers>

</roleManager>

</system.web>

<connectionStrings>

                <add name="SqlConnectionString" connectionString="Data Source=.;Initial Catalog=Membershipdb;Integrated Security=SSPI" />

</connectionStrings>

4.Content site web.config changes

Open web.config search for <membership> in <providers> one will be added . add one more as bellow.  

<add connectionStringName="SqlConnectionString" applicationName="/" name="FBAMemberShipProvider" type="System.Web.Security.SqlMembershipProvider, System.Web,&#xD;&#xA; Version=2.0.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />

Similarly in role Manager Section Add

role Manager section add bellow code

<add connectionStringName="SqlConnectionString" applicationName="/" name="FBARoleManager" type="System.Web.Security.SqlRoleProvider, System.Web,&#xD;&#xA; Version=2.0.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />

add connection string connection string avobe the </configuration>

<connectionStrings>

                <add name="SqlConnectionString" connectionString="Data Source=.;Initial Catalog=Membershipdb;Integrated Security=SSPI" />

</connectionStrings>

Save all of Avobe and Reset the IIS . and you are done.