Membership.GetUser() vs Context.User

Question

What are the differences between Membership.GetUser() and Context.User, and which is recommended for use in getting information about the current user?

Answer 1

If you don't have membership configured for your site, getuser() won't yield anything.

Context.user is the identity token handed to the asp.net runtime, and will yield a user if any authentication aside from anonymous acces is configured fo the site.