Security, Authentication, and Authorization in ASP.NET Web API

Security, Authentication, and Authorization

Security issues for Web API.

Authentication and Authorization in Web API
By Mike Wasson|November 27, 2012
Gives a general overview of authentication and authorization in ASP.NET Web API.
Secure a Web API with Individual Accounts in Web API 2.2
By Mike Wasson|October 15, 2014
This topic shows how to secure a web API using OAuth2 to authenticate against a membership database. Software versions used in the tutorial Visual Studio 2013 Update 3 Web API 2.2 ASP.NET Identity...
ASP.NET Identity
The ASP.NET Identity system is designed to replace the previous ASP.NET Membership and Simple Membership systems. It includes profile support, OAuth integration, works with OWIN, and is included with the ASP.NET templates shipped with Visual Studio 2013.
External Authentication Services with Web API (C#)
By Robert McMurray|June 26, 2013
Learn how to use Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Twitter authentication with Web API and Single Page Applications.
Web API Security Architecture
This module of a PluralSight video course provides an introduction to security in Web API.
Preventing Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Attacks in Web API
By Mike Wasson|December 12, 2012
Describes the cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack and how to implement anti-CSRF measures in ASP.NET Web API.
Enabling Cross-Origin Requests in Web API 2
By Mike Wasson|July 15, 2014
Shows how to support Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) in ASP.NET Web API 2.
Authentication Filters in Web API 2
By Mike Wasson|September 25, 2014
An authentication filter is a component that authenticates an HTTP request. Web API 2 and MVC 5 both support authentication filters, but they differ slightly, mostly in the naming conventions for t...
Basic Authentication in Web API
By Mike Wasson|October 2, 2014
Describes using Basic Authentication in ASP.NET Web API.
Forms Authentication in Web API
By Mike Wasson|December 12, 2012
Describes using Forms Authentication in ASP.NET Web API.
Integrated Windows Authentication
By Mike Wasson|December 18, 2012
Describes using Integrated Windows Authentication in ASP.NET Web API.
Working with SSL
By Mike Wasson|December 12, 2012
Shows how to use SSL with ASP.NET Web API, including using SSL client certificates.
Securing Web API
In this video, Dominick Baier of thinktecture talks about authentication and authorization in Web API.

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