Use an Oracle database with forms authentication i

Question

I've written a simple MVC3 application and followed a tutorial on how to set up authenticated users. The tutorial used a SQL server Express database.

Is it possible to use an Oracle database instead of SQL server?

Is it just a case of changing the connection string in the web.config to point at the Oracle database... or is it a bit more in-depth than that?

<connectionStrings>
        <add name="ApplicationServices" 
             connectionString="data source=.\SQLEXPRESS;Integrated     Security=SSPI;AttachDBFilename=|DataDirectory|aspnetdb.mdf;User Instance=true"
             providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
</connectionStrings>

Answer 1

Here's a tutorial you may checkout. It uses the ODP.NET driver.

Answer 2

It's much more in-depth than changing the connection string in the web.config.

1. you need a provider for Oracle
2. sqlServer supports Integrirty Authentication which is harder to accomplish with Oracle