diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/Membership/Providers/MembersMembershipProvider.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/Membership/Providers/MembersMembershipProvider.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b3e95da7f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/Membership/Providers/MembersMembershipProvider.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+using System.Web.Security;
+using Umbraco.Core.Services;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Models.Membership.Providers
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Custom Membership Provider for Umbraco Members (User authentication for Umbraco based Websites)  
+    /// </summary>
+    internal class MembersMembershipProvider : MembershipProvider
+    {
+        private IMemberService _memberService;
+
+        protected IMemberService MemberService
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (_memberService == null)
+                {
+                    _memberService = ApplicationContext.Current.Services.MemberService;
+                }
+
+                return _memberService;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public override MembershipUser CreateUser(string username, string password, string email, string passwordQuestion, string passwordAnswer,
+                                                  bool isApproved, object providerUserKey, out MembershipCreateStatus status)
+        {
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public override bool ChangePasswordQuestionAndAnswer(string username, string password, string newPasswordQuestion,
+                                                             string newPasswordAnswer)
+        {
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public override string GetPassword(string username, string answer)
+        {
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public override bool ChangePassword(string username, string oldPassword, string newPassword)
+        {
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public override string ResetPassword(string username, string answer)
+        {
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public override void UpdateUser(MembershipUser user)
+        {
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public override bool ValidateUser(string username, string password)
+        {
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public override bool UnlockUser(string userName)
+        {
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public override MembershipUser GetUser(object providerUserKey, bool userIsOnline)
+        {
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public override MembershipUser GetUser(string username, bool userIsOnline)
+        {
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public override string GetUserNameByEmail(string email)
+        {
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public override bool DeleteUser(string username, bool deleteAllRelatedData)
+        {
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public override MembershipUserCollection GetAllUsers(int pageIndex, int pageSize, out int totalRecords)
+        {
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public override int GetNumberOfUsersOnline()
+        {
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public override MembershipUserCollection FindUsersByName(string usernameToMatch, int pageIndex, int pageSize, out int totalRecords)
+        {
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public override MembershipUserCollection FindUsersByEmail(string emailToMatch, int pageIndex, int pageSize, out int totalRecords)
+        {
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public override bool EnablePasswordRetrieval
+        {
+            get { throw new System.NotImplementedException(); }
+        }
+
+        public override bool EnablePasswordReset
+        {
+            get { throw new System.NotImplementedException(); }
+        }
+
+        public override bool RequiresQuestionAndAnswer
+        {
+            get { throw new System.NotImplementedException(); }
+        }
+
+        public override string ApplicationName { get; set; }
+
+        public override int MaxInvalidPasswordAttempts
+        {
+            get { throw new System.NotImplementedException(); }
+        }
+
+        public override int PasswordAttemptWindow
+        {
+            get { throw new System.NotImplementedException(); }
+        }
+
+        public override bool RequiresUniqueEmail
+        {
+            get { throw new System.NotImplementedException(); }
+        }
+
+        public override MembershipPasswordFormat PasswordFormat
+        {
+            get { throw new System.NotImplementedException(); }
+        }
+
+        public override int MinRequiredPasswordLength
+        {
+            get { throw new System.NotImplementedException(); }
+        }
+
+        public override int MinRequiredNonAlphanumericCharacters
+        {
+            get { throw new System.NotImplementedException(); }
+        }
+
+        public override string PasswordStrengthRegularExpression
+        {
+            get { throw new System.NotImplementedException(); }
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/Membership/Providers/UsersMembershipProvider.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/Membership/Providers/UsersMembershipProvider.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..591c02eecf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/Membership/Providers/UsersMembershipProvider.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+using System;
+using System.Security.Cryptography;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Web.Security;
+using Umbraco.Core.Services;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Models.Membership.Providers
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Custom Membership Provider for Umbraco Users (User authentication for Umbraco Backend CMS)  
+    /// </summary>
+    internal class UsersMembershipProvider : MembershipProvider
+    {
+        private IUserService _userService;
+
+        protected IUserService MemberService
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (_userService == null)
+                {
+                    _userService = ApplicationContext.Current.Services.UserService;
+                }
+
+                return _userService;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public override MembershipUser CreateUser(string username, string password, string email, string passwordQuestion, string passwordAnswer,
+                                                  bool isApproved, object providerUserKey, out MembershipCreateStatus status)
+        {
+            //Assuming the password is hashed
+            var hash = new HMACSHA1();
+            hash.Key = Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(password);
+            var encodedPassword = Convert.ToBase64String(hash.ComputeHash(Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(password)));
+
+            //var user = _userService.CreateUser();
+            //status = MembershipCreateStatus.Success;
+            //return new UmbracoMembershipUser<User>(user);
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public override bool ChangePasswordQuestionAndAnswer(string username, string password, string newPasswordQuestion,
+                                                             string newPasswordAnswer)
+        {
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public override string GetPassword(string username, string answer)
+        {
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public override bool ChangePassword(string username, string oldPassword, string newPassword)
+        {
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public override string ResetPassword(string username, string answer)
+        {
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public override void UpdateUser(MembershipUser user)
+        {
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public override bool ValidateUser(string username, string password)
+        {
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public override bool UnlockUser(string userName)
+        {
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public override MembershipUser GetUser(object providerUserKey, bool userIsOnline)
+        {
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public override MembershipUser GetUser(string username, bool userIsOnline)
+        {
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public override string GetUserNameByEmail(string email)
+        {
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public override bool DeleteUser(string username, bool deleteAllRelatedData)
+        {
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public override MembershipUserCollection GetAllUsers(int pageIndex, int pageSize, out int totalRecords)
+        {
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public override int GetNumberOfUsersOnline()
+        {
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public override MembershipUserCollection FindUsersByName(string usernameToMatch, int pageIndex, int pageSize, out int totalRecords)
+        {
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public override MembershipUserCollection FindUsersByEmail(string emailToMatch, int pageIndex, int pageSize, out int totalRecords)
+        {
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public override bool EnablePasswordRetrieval
+        {
+            get { throw new System.NotImplementedException(); }
+        }
+
+        public override bool EnablePasswordReset
+        {
+            get { throw new System.NotImplementedException(); }
+        }
+
+        public override bool RequiresQuestionAndAnswer
+        {
+            get { throw new System.NotImplementedException(); }
+        }
+
+        public override string ApplicationName { get; set; }
+
+        public override int MaxInvalidPasswordAttempts
+        {
+            get { throw new System.NotImplementedException(); }
+        }
+
+        public override int PasswordAttemptWindow
+        {
+            get { throw new System.NotImplementedException(); }
+        }
+
+        public override bool RequiresUniqueEmail
+        {
+            get { throw new System.NotImplementedException(); }
+        }
+
+        public override MembershipPasswordFormat PasswordFormat
+        {
+            get { throw new System.NotImplementedException(); }
+        }
+
+        public override int MinRequiredPasswordLength
+        {
+            get { throw new System.NotImplementedException(); }
+        }
+
+        public override int MinRequiredNonAlphanumericCharacters
+        {
+            get { throw new System.NotImplementedException(); }
+        }
+
+        public override string PasswordStrengthRegularExpression
+        {
+            get { throw new System.NotImplementedException(); }
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/Membership/UmbracoMembershipUser.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/Membership/UmbracoMembershipUser.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ada2a7102d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/Membership/UmbracoMembershipUser.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+using System;
+using System.Web.Security;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Models.Membership
+{
+    internal class UmbracoMembershipUser<T> : MembershipUser where T : IMembershipUser
+    {
+        private T _user;
+
+        #region Constructors
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="UmbracoMembershipUser{T}"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        public UmbracoMembershipUser(T user)
+        {
+            _user = user;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="UmbracoMembershipUser{T}"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="providerName">Name of the provider.</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The name.</param>
+        /// <param name="providerUserKey">The provider user key.</param>
+        /// <param name="email">The email.</param>
+        /// <param name="passwordQuestion">The password question.</param>
+        /// <param name="comment">The comment.</param>
+        /// <param name="isApproved">if set to <c>true</c> [is approved].</param>
+        /// <param name="isLockedOut">if set to <c>true</c> [is locked out].</param>
+        /// <param name="creationDate">The creation date.</param>
+        /// <param name="lastLoginDate">The last login date.</param>
+        /// <param name="lastActivityDate">The last activity date.</param>
+        /// <param name="lastPasswordChangedDate">The last password changed date.</param>
+        /// <param name="lastLockoutDate">The last lockout date.</param>
+        /// <param name="fullName">The full name.</param>
+        /// <param name="language">The language.</param>
+        /// <param name="userType">Type of the user.</param>
+        /// <param name="user"></param>
+        public UmbracoMembershipUser(string providerName, string name, object providerUserKey, string email, 
+            string passwordQuestion, string comment, bool isApproved, bool isLockedOut, 
+            DateTime creationDate, DateTime lastLoginDate, DateTime lastActivityDate, DateTime lastPasswordChangedDate,
+            DateTime lastLockoutDate, string fullName, string language, IUserType userType, T user) 
+            : base( providerName, name, providerUserKey, email, passwordQuestion, comment, isApproved, isLockedOut, 
+                creationDate, lastLoginDate, lastActivityDate, lastPasswordChangedDate, lastLockoutDate)
+        {
+            _user = user;
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/IMemberService.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/IMemberService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f792d63dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/IMemberService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
+{
+    internal interface IMemberService : IService
+    {
+         
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/IUserService.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/IUserService.cs
index dea53e5612..34c3313f41 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/IUserService.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/IUserService.cs
@@ -8,22 +8,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
     /// </summary>
     internal interface IUserService : IService
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets an <see cref="IProfile"/> for the current BackOffice User
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="httpContext">HttpContext to fetch the user through</param>
-        /// <returns><see cref="IProfile"/> containing the Name and Id of the logged in BackOffice User</returns>
-        IProfile GetCurrentBackOfficeUser(HttpContextBase httpContext);
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets an <see cref="IProfile"/> for the current BackOffice User.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <remarks>
-        /// Requests the current HttpContext, so this method will only work in a web context.
-        /// </remarks>
-        /// <returns><see cref="IProfile"/> containing the Name and Id of the logged in BackOffice User</returns>
-        IProfile GetCurrentBackOfficeUser();
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets an IProfile by User Id.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/MemberService.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/MemberService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a977069045
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/MemberService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+using Umbraco.Core.Persistence;
+using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.UnitOfWork;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents the MemberService.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal class MemberService : IMemberService
+    {
+        private readonly RepositoryFactory _repositoryFactory;
+        private readonly IDatabaseUnitOfWorkProvider _uowProvider;
+
+        public MemberService(RepositoryFactory repositoryFactory)
+            : this(new PetaPocoUnitOfWorkProvider(), repositoryFactory)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public MemberService(IDatabaseUnitOfWorkProvider provider)
+            : this(provider, new RepositoryFactory())
+        {
+        }
+
+        public MemberService(IDatabaseUnitOfWorkProvider provider, RepositoryFactory repositoryFactory)
+        {
+            _repositoryFactory = repositoryFactory;
+            _uowProvider = provider;
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/ServiceContext.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/ServiceContext.cs
index dbd50d7677..d03307eaa5 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/ServiceContext.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/ServiceContext.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
     {
         private Lazy<ContentService> _contentService;
         private Lazy<UserService> _userService;
+        private Lazy<MemberService> _memberService;
         private Lazy<MediaService> _mediaService;
         private Lazy<ContentTypeService> _contentTypeService;
         private Lazy<DataTypeService> _dataTypeService;
@@ -56,6 +57,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 			if (_userService == null)
 				_userService = new Lazy<UserService>(() => new UserService(provider, repositoryFactory.Value));
 
+            if (_memberService == null)
+                _memberService = new Lazy<MemberService>(() => new MemberService(provider, repositoryFactory.Value));
+
             if (_contentService == null)
 				_contentService = new Lazy<ContentService>(() => new ContentService(provider, repositoryFactory.Value, publishingStrategy));
 
@@ -171,5 +175,13 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         {
 			get { return _userService.Value; }
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the <see cref="MemberService"/>
+        /// </summary>
+        internal IMemberService MemberService
+        {
+            get { return _memberService.Value; }
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/UserService.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/UserService.cs
index f7a73b9d78..f56fa55c6d 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/UserService.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/UserService.cs
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-using System;
-using System.Web;
+using System.Globalization;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models.Membership;
+using Umbraco.Core.Models.Rdbms;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.UnitOfWork;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// Represents the UserService, which is an easy access to operations involving <see cref="IProfile"/> and eventually Users and Members.
+    /// Represents the UserService, which is an easy access to operations involving <see cref="IProfile"/>, <see cref="IMembershipUser"/> and eventually Backoffice Users.
     /// </summary>
     internal class UserService : IUserService
     {
@@ -28,69 +28,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         #region Implementation of IUserService
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets an <see cref="IProfile"/> for the current BackOffice User.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="httpContext">HttpContext to fetch the user through</param>
-        /// <returns><see cref="IProfile"/> containing the Name and Id of the logged in BackOffice User</returns>
-        public IProfile GetCurrentBackOfficeUser(HttpContextBase httpContext)
-        {
-            Mandate.That(httpContext != null,
-                         () =>
-                         new ArgumentException(
-                             "The HttpContext which is used to retrieve information about the currently logged in backoffice user was null and can therefor not be used",
-                             "HttpContextBase"));
-            if (httpContext == null) return null;
-
-            var cookie = httpContext.Request.Cookies["UMB_UCONTEXT"];
-            Mandate.That(cookie != null, () => new ArgumentException("The Cookie containing the UserContext Guid Id was null", "Cookie"));
-            if (cookie == null) return null;
-
-            string contextId = cookie.Value;
-            string cacheKey = string.Concat("UmbracoUserContext", contextId);
-
-            int userId = 0;
-
-            if(HttpRuntime.Cache[cacheKey] == null)
-            {
-                using (var uow = _uowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
-                {
-					userId =
-						uow.Database.ExecuteScalar<int>(
-							"select userID from umbracoUserLogins where contextID = @ContextId",
-							new { ContextId = new Guid(contextId) });
-
-					HttpRuntime.Cache.Insert(cacheKey, userId,
-											 null,
-											 System.Web.Caching.Cache.NoAbsoluteExpiration,
-											 new TimeSpan(0, (int)(Umbraco.Core.Configuration.GlobalSettings.TimeOutInMinutes / 10), 0));    
-                }                
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                userId = (int) HttpRuntime.Cache[cacheKey];
-            }
-
-            var profile = GetProfileById(userId);
-            return profile;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets an <see cref="IProfile"/> for the current BackOffice User.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <remarks>
-        /// Requests the current HttpContext, so this method will only work in a web context.
-        /// </remarks>
-        /// <returns><see cref="IProfile"/> containing the Name and Id of the logged in BackOffice User</returns>
-        public IProfile GetCurrentBackOfficeUser()
-        {
-            var context = HttpContext.Current;
-            Mandate.That<Exception>(context != null);
-
-            var wrapper = new HttpContextWrapper(context);
-            return GetCurrentBackOfficeUser(wrapper);
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets an IProfile by User Id.
         /// </summary>
@@ -104,6 +41,35 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             }
         }
 
+        public IMembershipUser CreateUser(string name, string login, string password, IUserType userType)
+        {
+            return CreateUser(name, login, password, userType.Id);
+        }
+
+        public IMembershipUser CreateUser(string name, string login, string password, int userTypeId)
+        {
+            var uow = _uowProvider.GetUnitOfWork();
+            using (var repository = _repositoryFactory.CreateUserRepository(uow))
+            {
+                var dto = new UserDto
+                              {
+                                  UserLanguage = Umbraco.Core.Configuration.GlobalSettings.DefaultUILanguage,
+                                  Login = login,
+                                  UserName = name,
+                                  Email = string.Empty,
+                                  Type = short.Parse(userTypeId.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)),
+                                  ContentStartId = -1,
+                                  MediaStartId = -1,
+                                  Password = password
+                              };
+
+                //TODO Check if user exists and throw?
+                uow.Database.Insert(dto);
+
+                return new User(new UserType());
+            }
+        }
+
         #endregion
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
index 5e2d413292..f3f4f72b3b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
     <Reference Include="System.Runtime.Serialization" />
     <Reference Include="System.Transactions" />
     <Reference Include="System.Web" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Web.ApplicationServices" />
     <Reference Include="System.Web.Extensions" />
     <Reference Include="System.Web.Helpers, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <Private>True</Private>
@@ -195,6 +196,9 @@
     <Compile Include="Models\IDictionaryTranslation.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\IFile.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\ILanguage.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Models\Membership\Providers\MembersMembershipProvider.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Models\Membership\Providers\UsersMembershipProvider.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Models\Membership\UmbracoMembershipUser.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\ServerRegistration.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\ITemplate.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Language.cs" />
@@ -687,10 +691,12 @@
     <Compile Include="Services\IFileService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Services\ILocalizationService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Services\IMediaService.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Services\IMemberService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Services\IService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Services\IUserService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Services\LocalizationService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Services\MediaService.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Services\MemberService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Services\RelationService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Services\ServerRegistrationService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Services\PackagingService.cs" />