Forms-Based Authentication

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I'm using the Forms-Based Authentication to create my login page...according to my reference book it require to make modification in the web.config of <authentication> tag for entering the desired user name and hashed password of choice!! i know hash is a encrypt method so what should i enter in my password?? a plain text or encrypted password?? i have try to enter a plan text password and try in my login page but it failed to login..

Can anybody give me direction?? Thanks..