Developing ASP.NET MVC Web Applications — Question 116

You are developing an ASP.NET MVC application to be used on the Internet. The environment does not use Active Directory.
Users must be able to log on to the application to maintain their personal preferences.
You need to use the least amount of development effort to enable users to log on.
What should you do?

Answer options

• A. Enable Digest authentication.
• B. Enable Windows authentication.
• C. Enable Forms authentication.
• D. Generate server SSL certificates and install them in IIS.

Correct answer: C

Explanation

Forms authentication is the most suitable option here as it allows users to log in with a username and password without requiring Active Directory, making it straightforward to implement. Digest and Windows authentication are not applicable since Active Directory is not in use, and generating SSL certificates, while important for security, does not facilitate user login.