What are the difference between roles and profiles in ASP.NET ?

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Hi all ,

Please can anyone tell me what is the difference between roles and profiles in asp.net ?

Thanks in advance.

Posted 21-Jun-11 4:41am

mhamad zarif

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**R. Giskard Reventlov** · Answer 1 · 2011-06-21T04:55:00

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Start here[^]. It really is best to read through the docs to fully understand what is going on.

Posted 21-Jun-11 4:55am

R. Giskard Reventlov

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Monjurul Habib 21-Jun-11 14:37pm

nice link , my 5.

Devi Ganesan · Answer 2 · 2011-06-21T05:19:00

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Profile - has all the properties for a logged in user/ authenticated user.
Roles - group based on the permission assigned to you. For e.g Admin is a role.

Posted 21-Jun-11 5:19am

Devi Ganesan

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mhamad zarif 21-Jun-11 11:52am

Thanks that was great.So role is what users can access and profile is what he can do on the web.Right ?

Devi Ganesan 21-Jun-11 11:53am

Role is used to decide what permission a user can have.
profile is used to tell who the user..

Monjurul Habib · Answer 3 · 2011-06-21T08:36:00

Solution 3

ASP.NET Profile Properties Overview
Implementing a Role Provider
All Here

Posted 21-Jun-11 8:36am

Monjurul Habib