Get the most from ASP.NET Core Identity. Best-selling author Adam Freeman teaches developers common authentication and user management scenarios and explains how they are implemented in applications. He covers each topic clearly and concisely, and the book is packed with the essential details you need to be effective.

The book takes a deep dive into the Identity framework and explains how the most important and useful features work in detail, creating custom implementations of key components to reveal the inner workings of ASP.NET Core Identity. ASP.NET Core Identity provides authentication and user management for ASP.NET Core applications. Identity is a complex framework in its own right, with support for a wide range of features, including authenticating users with services provided by Google, Facebook, and Twitter.

What You Will Learn

• Gain a solid understanding of how Identity provides authentication and authorization for ASP.NET Core applications
• Configure ASP.NET Core Identity for common application scenarios, including self-service registration, user management, and authentication with services provided by popular social media platforms
• Create robust and reliable user management tools
• Understand how Identity works in detail

Who This Book Is For

Developers with advanced knowledge of ASP.NET Core who are introducing Identity into their projects. Prior experience and knowledge of C#, ASP.NET Core is required, along with a basic understanding of authentication and authorization concepts.

Table of Contents

Part I: Using ASP.NET Core Identity

Chapter 1: Getting Ready

Chapter 2: Your First Identity Application

Chapter 3: Creating the Example Project

Chapter 4: Using the Identity UI Package

Chapter 5: Configuring Identity

Chapter 6: Adapting Identity UI

Chapter 7: Using the Identity API

Chapter 8: Signing In and Out and Managing Passwords

Chapter 9: Creating, Deleting, and Locking Accounts

Chapter 10: Using Roles and Claims

Chapter 11: Two-Factor and External Authentication

Chapter 12: Authenticating API Clients

Part II: Understanding ASP.NET Core Identity

Chapter 13: Creating the Example Project

Chapter 14: Working with ASP.NET Core

Chapter 15: Authorizing Requests

Chapter 16: Creating a User Store

Chapter 17: Claims, Roles, and Confirmations

Chapter 18: Signing In with Identity

Chapter 19: Creating a Role Store

Chapter 20: Lockouts and Two-Factor Sign-Ins

Chapter 21: Authenticators and Recovery Codes

Chapter 22: External Authentication, Part 1

Chapter 23: External Authentication, Part 2

About the Author

Adam Freeman is an experienced IT professional who has held senior positions in a range of companies, most recently serving as chief technology officer and chief operating officer of a global bank. Now retired, he spends his time writing and long-distance running.