AspNetCore.Docs/aspnetcore/security/data-protection/configuration/index.md

title	author	description	manager	ms.author	ms.date	ms.prod	ms.technology	ms.topic	uid
Data Protection configuration in ASP.NET Core	rick-anderson	Discover topics that explain how to configure Data Protection in ASP.NET Core.	wpickett	riande	10/12/2017	asp.net-core	aspnet	article	security/data-protection/configuration/index

Data Protection configuration in ASP.NET Core

Visit these topics to learn about Data Protection configuration in ASP.NET Core:

• Configure ASP.NET Core Data Protection
  An overview on configuring ASP.NET Core Data Protection.

• Data Protection key management and lifetime
  Information on Data Protection key management and lifetime.

• Data Protection machine-wide policy support
  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
  How to use the DataProtectionProvider concrete type to use Data Protection without going through DI-specific code paths.