---
title: Authentication
author: rick-anderson
description: This document serves as a table of content for the various ASP.NET Core authentication topics.
manager: wpickett
ms.author: riande
ms.date: 10/14/2016
ms.prod: asp.net-core
ms.technology: aspnet
ms.topic: article
uid: security/authentication/index
---
# Authentication

* [Community OSS authentication options](community.md)

* [Introduction to Identity](identity.md)

* [Enable authentication using Facebook, Google, and other external providers](social/index.md)

* [Enable QR code generation in Identity](identity-enable-qrcodes.md)

* [Configure Windows Authentication](windowsauth.md)

* [Account confirmation and password recovery](accconfirm.md)

* [Two-factor authentication with SMS](2fa.md)

* [Use cookie authentication without Identity](cookie.md)

* [Azure Active Directory](azure-active-directory/index.md)

  * [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](azure-ad-b2c.md)

  * [Integrate Azure AD B2C into an ASP.NET Core web API](azure-ad-b2c-webapi.md)

  * [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)](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/app-service/app-service-authentication-overview)

* [Articles based on projects created with individual user accounts](xref:security/authentication/individual)