AspNetCore.Docs/aspnetcore/security/authentication/index.md

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title: Authentication in ASP.NET Core
author: rick-anderson
description: Discover topics pertaining to ASP.NET Core authentication technologies.
manager: wpickett
ms.author: riande
ms.date: 10/14/2016
ms.prod: asp.net-core
ms.technology: aspnet
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uid: security/authentication/index
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# Authentication in ASP.NET Core

* [Community OSS authentication options](xref:security/authentication/community)

* [Introduction to Identity](xref:security/authentication/identity)

* [Enable authentication using Facebook, Google, and other external providers](xref:security/authentication/social/index)

* [Enable authentication with WS-Federation](xref:security/authentication/ws-federation)

* [Enable QR code generation in Identity](xref:security/authentication/identity-enable-qrcodes)

* [Configure Windows Authentication](xref:security/authentication/windowsauth)

* [Account confirmation and password recovery](xref:security/authentication/accconfirm)

* [Two-factor authentication with SMS](xref:security/authentication/2fa)

* [Use cookie authentication without Identity](xref:security/authentication/cookie)

* [Azure Active Directory](xref:security/authentication/azure-active-directory/index)

  * [Integrate Azure AD into an ASP.NET Core web app](https://azure.microsoft.com/documentation/samples/active-directory-dotnet-webapp-openidconnect-aspnetcore/)

  * [Integrate Azure AD B2C into a customer-facing ASP.NET Core web app](xref:security/authentication/azure-ad-b2c)

  * [Integrate Azure AD B2C into an ASP.NET Core web API](xref:security/authentication/azure-ad-b2c-webapi)

  * [Call an ASP.NET Core Web API from a WPF app using Azure AD](https://azure.microsoft.com/documentation/samples/active-directory-dotnet-native-aspnetcore/)

  * [Call a Web API in an ASP.NET Core web app using Azure AD](https://azure.microsoft.com/documentation/samples/active-directory-dotnet-webapp-webapi-openidconnect-aspnetcore/)

* [Secure ASP.NET Core apps with IdentityServer4](http://docs.identityserver.io/en/release/)

* [Secure ASP.NET Core apps with Azure App Service Authentication (Easy Auth)](/azure/app-service/app-service-authentication-overview)

* [Articles based on projects created with individual user accounts](xref:security/authentication/individual)
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Tutorial for WS-Federation middleware (#5532) * Add WS-Federation middleware doc * Link to WS-Fed doc in sidebar * Link to WS-Fed doc in toc * UE edits * Remove file extension from xref link * Link to AAD docs * Update ws-federation.md * Add section for AAD * Minor tweaks 2018-02-28 03:45:04 +08:00
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Address TOC inconsistencies (#5154) * Address TOC inconsistencies * Fix broken links * Fix security-related TOCs * Add missing link to Authorization page 2018-01-11 03:58:43 +08:00			`* [Integrate Azure AD into an ASP.NET Core web app](https://azure.microsoft.com/documentation/samples/active-directory-dotnet-webapp-openidconnect-aspnetcore/)`
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