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title: Data Protection configuration in ASP.NET Core
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author: rick-anderson
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description: Discover topics that explain how to configure Data Protection in ASP.NET Core.
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ms.date: 10/12/2017
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# Data Protection configuration in ASP.NET Core
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Visit these topics to learn about Data Protection configuration in ASP.NET Core:
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* [Configure ASP.NET Core Data Protection ](xref:security/data-protection/configuration/overview )
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An overview on configuring ASP.NET Core Data Protection.
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* [Data Protection key management and lifetime ](xref:security/data-protection/configuration/default-settings )
Information on Data Protection key management and lifetime.
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* [Data Protection machine-wide policy support ](xref:security/data-protection/configuration/machine-wide-policy )
Details on setting a default machine-wide policy for all apps that use Data Protection.
* [Non-DI aware scenarios for Data Protection in ASP.NET Core ](xref:security/data-protection/configuration/non-di-scenarios )
How to use the [DataProtectionProvider ](/dotnet/api/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.DataProtectionProvider ) concrete type to use Data Protection without going through DI-specific code paths.