title: Extending AccountController: ASP.NET MVC Membership
body: <p>The ASP.NET MVC 1.0 (final) project template has basic membership built in, but I need to extend it in two ways:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li><strong>Email Confirmation</strong> to validate new accounts.  </li>
  <li><strong>Additional fields</strong> on the registration view, such as "Home Street Address" and "Department Number"</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>I am planning to modify the template files such as <em>Controllers/AccountController.cs</em> and <em>Views/Account/Register.aspx</em>, but really I'm not sure where to start.</p>
  
  <p>I have found many articles that somewhat apply (such as <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210616110844/https://aspnet.4guysfromrolla.com/articles/062508-1.aspx#postadlink" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this one at aspnet.4guysfromrolla.com</a>), but trying to implement an ASP.NET WebForms tutorial within ASP.NET MVC could be a waste of time if there is a better way to get started or an implementation already in ASP.NET MVC that closely fits my needs.</p>
  
  <p>I'm just looking for general guidance on where to start. </p>