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Category Archives: IdentityModel
OAuth2 done right
I think I mentioned once or twice that OAuth2 is not for authentication. It is rather a set of patterns for doing delegated authorization for HTTP/Web APIs using access tokens. But most people don’t use it like that. OAuth2 is … Continue reading
Posted in IdentityModel, IdentityServer, OAuth, WebAPI
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Update on IdentityModel and IdentityServer
Big news: the Microsoft JWT support is now generally available!. That means that I will update IdentityServer and IdentityModel ASAP (by the end of next week, or rather – after I am done with all my talks at NDC). Speaking … Continue reading
Posted in .NET Security, ASP.NET, IdentityModel, IdentityServer, OAuth, WebAPI
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Two Weeks to go: NDC Identity & Access Control Workshop
…really looking forward to it! http://www.ndcoslo.com/Article/Workshops/claims Also announcing a special guest: Pedro Felix will do a introduction lecture on OpenID Connect! See you there!
Posted in .NET Security, Azure, Conferences & Training, IdentityModel, IdentityServer, OAuth, WCF, WebAPI
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ASP.NET Web API Authentication: Using multiple (simultaneous) Authentication Methods with Thinktecture AuthenticationHandler
Since day one it was possible to support multiple authentication methods with AuthenticationHandler (see here, here and here for some background). I simply stopped searching for other credentials once I found one of the registered ones. Since one of my … Continue reading
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Support for X.509 Client Certificates in Thinktecture.IdentityModel for Web API
Originally posted on leastprivilege.com:
Another RTM feature I was waiting for is (reasonable) SSL client certificate support in Web API. Just like all the other authentication methods, you configure client certificate support on the AuthenticationConfiguration object. The following code…
Posted in ASP.NET, IdentityModel, Uncategorized, WebAPI
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Web API Security: JSON Web Token/OAuth2 with Thinktecture.IdentityModel AuthenticationHandler
(OK – I only included OAuth2 in the title to get your attention – this applies to whatever framework or technology you use to work with JSON web tokens aka JWTs) Following the pattern from my two previous posts, you … Continue reading
Posted in .NET Security, IdentityModel, IdentityServer, OAuth, WebAPI
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Web API Security: Basic Authentication with Thinktecture.IdentityModel AuthenticationHandler
In my last post, I showed how to configure the AuthenticationHandler using the AddMapping method. While you have full control here, I added a number of convenience extension methods that cover common use case. Following is an overview of the … Continue reading
Posted in IdentityModel, WebAPI
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ASP.NET Web API Security: The Thinktecture.IdentityModel AuthenticationHandler
AuthenticationHandler is an ASP.NET Web API message handler that can map incoming credentials to a token handler. The token handler in turn can parse credentials and create a principal. In addition AuthenticationHandler provides some common services like claims transformation, session … Continue reading
Posted in IdentityModel, OAuth, WebAPI
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Annual Identity Update on DotNetRocks
It’s this time of the year again! http://www.dotnetrocks.com/default.aspx?ShowNum=863 “Dominick Baier returns to talk to Carl and Richard about the current state of security in .NET 4.5. Dom starts out talking about how WebAPI has impacted the development of web services … Continue reading
Posted in .NET Security, ASP.NET, Azure, IdentityModel, IdentityServer, OAuth, WCF, WebAPI
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Authentication vs Authorization
…in the context of token-based security systems. There are many practical and philosophical ways to discuss the difference between the two terms. But since there is quite some confusion, I want to look at it from the perspective of the … Continue reading
Posted in .NET Security, IdentityModel, IdentityServer, OAuth, WebAPI
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