I would like to understand briefly how the authorize filter and FormAuthentication.SetAuthCookie work under the hood. It's the only thing I find ambiguous after reading some books on the language.
I don't understand how the authorize filter knows where to look. And what about FormsAuthenticationTicket VS FormAuthentication ? And is cookie the most secure way, I mean I'm sure it's possible to export the cookie from a browser and use it somewhere else..?