Chapter 2. Core ASP.NET Programming

By now, you know what claims-based identity is. You also have a firm grasp of how authentication is outsourced to an external entity, such as an identity provider.

That’s about all the theory you need to handle the most common cases. This entire chapter is about how to use Windows Identity Foundation (WIF) for managing authentication and authorization for ASP.NET Web sites. As promised, you’ll be able to perform those tasks without ever having to look and understand what’s going on under the hood.

I’ll start by walking you through the most basic task, configuring an ASP.NET Web site to outsource its authentication process to an external ...

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