14 Authentication: Adding users to your application with Identity
This chapter covers
- How authentication works in web apps in ASP.NET Core
- Creating a project using the ASP.NET Core Identity system
- Adding user functionality to an existing web app
- Customizing the default ASP.NET Core Identity UI
One of the selling points of a web framework like ASP.NET Core is the ability to provide a dynamic app, customized to individual users. Many apps have the concept of an “account” with the service, which you can “sign in” to and get a different experience.
Depending on the service, an account gives you varying things: on some apps you may have to sign in to get access to additional features, and on others you might see suggested articles. On an e-commerce ...
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