MOSS 2007 Forms Based Authentication using AD LDS and Win Server 2008

Forms Based Authentication is an attractive option for companies running MOSS 2007 because it means you can give partners and external clients access to your Sharepoint sites without having to give them a full blown Windows domain account, the only drawbacks being it’s quite tricky to set up and most people only see SQL Server as an option for a user store which gives complications with regards to maintenance of them users and less flexibility should you need to migrate them users to a full blown Windows account later on.