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title: Authentication
author: rick-anderson
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keywords: ASP.NET Core,
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ms.date: 10/14/2016
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ms.technology: aspnet
ms.prod: asp.net-core
uid: security/authentication/index
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# Authentication

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

* [Introduction to Identity](identity.md)

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

* [Enabling QR Code generation in ASP.NET identity](identity-enable-qrcodes.md)

* [Configure Windows Authentication](windowsauth.md)

* [Account Confirmation and Password Recovery](accconfirm.md)

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

* [Using Cookie Authentication without ASP.NET Core Identity](cookie.md)

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

  * [Integrating Azure AD Into an ASP.NET Core Web App](https://azure.microsoft.com/documentation/samples/active-directory-dotnet-webapp-openidconnect-aspnetcore)

  * [Calling an ASP.NET Core Web API From a WPF Application Using Azure AD](https://azure.microsoft.com/documentation/samples/active-directory-dotnet-native-aspnetcore)

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

* [Securing ASP.NET Core apps with IdentityServer4](https://identityserver4.readthedocs.io)