ASP.NET Core

Get a Basic Understanding of Authentication

A brief introduction to a complex subject

Nicklas Millard
3 min readMay 3, 2020

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The main audience of this article are those who need a quick overview or recap of how authentication in an ASP.NET Core web application works.

I’ll briefly walk thru the concepts of Authentication Scheme, (Claims)Principal, (Claims)Identity and…

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Nicklas Millard

I mostly write to "future me" sharing what I learn and my opinion on software development practices. youtube.com/@nmillard | open for contracts in Jan 2026.