Authentication and authorization modes

Authentication and authorization are the two core components for securing applications. Authentication is the process of verifying a user's identity by obtaining credentials and using those credentials to verify their identity, whereas authorization is done after a successful authentication and it validates if the authenticated user has sufficient rights to access a particular resource of an application. A typical example is the shopping cart application, where a user can sign in to choose products, check out, and make payments; whereas some information is still hidden from registered users, and features such as manipulating items, managing user access, and other administrative permissions are only given to admin users.

Securing applications with ASP.NET Core Identity

ASP.NET Core Identity is the new powerful, pluggable, and extensible security system developed on .NET and it can be used with ASP.NET Core applications. It provides greater control over...