How to implement basic password authentication for a minimal API in ASP.NET Core using a custom authentication handler that validates the user’s credentials against a database.

Take advantage of improved identity management in ASP.NET Core to implement identity-based authentication for minimal APIs quickly, easily, and with less code.

This proactive approach can help in patching weaknesses before malicious actors can exploit them Authentication and authorization are vital for API security. We've discussed the differences between ...

You have a lot of options to choose from when laying out an authorization structure for mobile applications that communicate with a web API. For basic scenarios with low to medium security ...

API Gateways effectively manage the authentication of the user and provide service orchestration capabilities, but if sensitive data is involved, additional fine-grained authorization capabilities ...

ASP .NET MVC 5 is currently under developer preview, and is included in the recently-released Visual Studio 2013 Developer Preview. Today I'll be covering how to use the new Authentication Filters ...

In this article, you'll learn about the difference between authentication and authorization, key aspects of API security, and how they contribute to protecting your APIs. Understanding these ...