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IdentityServer Role and Policy Based Authentication

When we want to allow users in specific roles to access certain resources then we apply role based authentication. In the same way when users satisfying a policy are allowed to access certain resources then this is called policy based authentication. In IdentityServer, both role and policy based authentications can be implemented very easily.

IdentityServer with ASP.NET Core Identity and MongoDB as Database [Detailed Guide]

In this tutorial we will set up IdentityServer4 with ASP.NET Core Identity from absolute beginning. The ASP.NET Identity will be configured with a MongoDB database. When a client will come to IdentityServer4 for authentication, the client’ credentials, stored in the MongoDB database, will be checked by ASP.NET Core Identity. We are going to implement all this along with a Web API that will be secured with IdentityServer, so sit tight and enjoy this very long and detailed tutorial.

We will create a complete project from scratch and it’s source codes are given in GitHub repository.

ASP.NET Core Identity with MongoDB as Database {Detailed}

In this tutorial we will implement ASP.NET Core Identity with MongoDB as the database. So, the MongoDB will serve as the Identity Database instead of SQL Server. First, we will configure Identity to use MongoDB as the database and after that create an example project where Identity Users and Roles will be created. In the end, Login and Logout feature will be added so that users can be authenticated to secured portions of the website.

ZXing.Net implementation in ASP.NET Core

ZXing.NET is a library which supports decoding and generating of barcodes (like QR Code, PDF 417, EAN, UPC, Aztec, Data Matrix, Codabar) within images. In this tutorial I will implement it in ASP.NET Core application.

Implementing JWT Refresh Token in ASP.NET Core MVC

This tutorial is about JWT Refresh Token, what is does, how to generate it and how to use it with JWT Access Tokens. Most probable this tutorial will clear all your doubts about JWT access and refresh tokens. We are also going to implement it on our ASP.NET Core app. The source codes can be obtained by the download link which is given at the bottom of this tutorial.