Pro ASP.NET Core Identity: Under the Hood with Authentication and Authorization in ASP.NET Core 5 and 6 Applications

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A. FreemanPro ASP.NET Core Identity https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6858-2_18

18. Signing In with Identity

Adam Freeman¹  

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London, UK

 

In this chapter, I extend the user store to support passwords and create the services that support user sign-ins. I explain how passwords are stored, how they are validated, and how the entire process can be customized. Table 18-1 puts the features described in this chapter in context.

Table 18-1.

Putting Signing In in Context

Question	Answer
What is it?	Signing in is the process by which the user identifies themselves to the application. Passwords are the conventional means with which users sign in and that prove their identity ...