title: Where does User.Identity data come from?
body: <p>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?</p>
  
  <p>Are any database requests made when I access User.Identity?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks.</p>
  
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  <p><strong>EDIT:</strong> Right now I am pretty sure it comes from an authentication ticket cookie, but can't find any official documentation to confirm this. Anyone?</p>