title: Does new ASP.NET MVC identity framework work without Entity Framework and SQL Server?
body: <p>I am new to ASP.NET MVC 5 and so I am trying to use it as much as possible to learn it by practice. </p>
  
  <p>So I am thinking of using the new OWIN implementation of ASP.NET MVC to implement the authentication and authorization of my project. That said, I am building the project in a way that it can work with various types of databases. </p>
  
  <p>So far I have used generic ADO.NET elements (e.g. <code>DbDataReader</code> etc) and I have refused to use any ORM. So I am wondering if I can go ahead with using the new identity system of ASP.NET or will I be bound to Entity Framework and SQL Server if I do so?</p>