Hi. I'm a beginner in programming ASP.net. I'm trying to create a website which allow users to reset/change their password through internet. The user data are stored within Active Directory. I've been searching materials online and find some tutorials that show me several ways to do this. However, the more I read the more I got confused with it,so that why I post this message hoping someone can give me some opinions/directions on which approve should I use to create this website.

Here are the methods I found so far:

1. Membership class from ASP.net 2.0
and
2. Access AD using system.directoryservice... with VB.net

It seems that people normally use membership class and logincontrol for form authentication, but that is not my main goal in this project. All I want is letting user type in their username and ID number. Then, the website will reset the password in their data entry inside Active Directory. Which approve should I stick to for the rest of the project? And can anyone give me a general picture of how should I set up the website with active directory?

I'm currently using ASP.net 3.5 and VB 2008.
I'm planning to create the website using Visual Studio 2008.

Thanks