Delve into using Single Sign-On (SSO) to secure ASP.NET Core applications, including MVC, web API, and more. Discover protocols, configuration, and securing pages and endpoints.

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Stand Alone Auth Provider

Client App Only

Full Authentication Flow

Full Authentication Flow With Secondary App

Blazor WebAssembly OIDC

Client and back-end

Securing web applications is extremely important, as you do not want unauthorized people to gain access to your data. The most convenient way of securing an application is to use single sign-on (SSO) because it allows users to authenticate once and gain access to all apps within the same system.

In this course, you’ll cover the process of using SSO in ASP.NET Core apps. You’ll also cover its usage inside all application types supported by ASP.NET Core, including MVC, web API, gRPC services, Blazor, and SignalR.

By the end of this course, you will have learned what SSO consists of, what protocols it uses, and how it’s configured inside an ASP.NET Core middleware. You will also have learned how to secure any endpoints, pages, and views supported by ASP.NET Core.

Using Single Sign-On for Securing Applications in ASP.NET Core

Authorization is used for confirming the client's identity and authentication is used for verifying the client's permissions.

Authentication is used for confirming the client's identity and authorization is used for verifying the client's permissions.

Authorization is specific to SSO flow and authentication is used in any type of secure applications.

What is the difference between authentication and authorization?

What is the difference between authentication and authorization?

Being able to log into the entire ecosystem of multiple applications

Being able to revoke access of suspicious clients

Which is a unique benefit of SSO?

Rewrite the authentication logic in the applications.

Only work with vendors that use standardized protocols, like OpenID Connect and OAuth.

What is the best way of avoiding being locked into a specific vendor while using SSO?

What is the best way of avoiding being locked into a specific vendor while using SSO?

Providing a flow for both authentication and authorization

What is the function of OpenID Connect?

**(Select all that apply.)** Which element falls under the scope of OAuth?

(Select all that apply.) Which element falls under the scope of OAuth?

Test your knowledge of the basic SSO principles.

Introduction to Single Sign-On (SSO)

JWT and Authorization Middleware

Enabling SSO in MVC Apps

Enabling SSO in Razor Pages

Enabling SSO in Web API

Enabling SSO in Blazor

Enabling SSO in gRPC

Enabling SSO in SignalR

Wrapping Up

Appendix

Quiz Yourself on SSO Basics