Where does User.Identity data come from?

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Published on 2010-04-14T11:16:25Z Indexed on 2010/05/25 2:51 UTC
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For example: if I am retrieving User.Identity.Name, does it come from .ASPXAUTH cookie or is retrieved from the database using my membership provider?

Are any database requests made when I access User.Identity?

Thanks.


EDIT: Right now I am pretty sure it comes from an authentication ticket cookie, but can't find any official documentation to confirm this. Anyone?

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