11. Save all your changes, go back to Login.aspx, and press Ctrl+F5 to open that page in your
browser. You are greeted with a login box, as shown in Figure 16-4.
Note that the login status below the Login control is currently set to Login (as a call to action) to
indicate you are not logged in yet. If the text says Logout instead, verify that you set authentication
to Forms in the Web.config file. Otherwise, Windows authentication is used, which logs you
in with your Windows account.
12. Try to log in by entering a random username and password. Obviously, this fails because the
account doesn’t exist. It may take a few seconds before you see the result because ASP.NET is busy
setting up the membership database.
13. Follow the Sign Up link below the Login control to go to SignUp.aspx and then create an
account by entering your personal details (see Figure 16-5). By default, the password needs to
have a minimum length of six characters. Note that the password is case sensitive. Write down
the username and password you just entered, because you’ll need this account information
again later.