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_22

22. External Authentication, Part 1

Adam Freeman¹  

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London, UK

 

In this chapter, I explain how external authentication works. This is a complex process, even by the high standard set by other ASP.NET Core Identity features, and there is a lot of detail to take in. The examples in this chapter use a simulated third-party service, which allows me to explain the interactions in a controlled way. In Chapter 23, I add support for working with real services from Google and Facebook. Table 22-1 puts external authentication in context.

Table 22-1.

Putting External Authentication in Context ...