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1What is authentication in ASP.NET Core, and how does the framework represent an authenticated user? ASP.NET Core › AuthenticationASP.NET CoreAuthenticationBeginner
2How does cookie-based authentication work in ASP.NET Core, and when is it preferred over token-based authentication? ASP.NET Core › AuthenticationASP.NET CoreAuthenticationIntermediate
3How do you configure ASP.NET Core to support multiple authentication schemes simultaneously, such as both cookies for a web UI and JWT for an API? ASP.NET Core › AuthenticationASP.NET CoreAuthenticationIntermediate
4How does two-factor authentication (2FA) work with ASP.NET Core Identity, and what does the sign-in flow look like? ASP.NET Core › AuthenticationASP.NET CoreAuthenticationIntermediate
5What is the purpose of the authentication middleware's position in the pipeline, and why must UseAuthentication come before UseAuthorization? ASP.NET Core › AuthenticationASP.NET CoreAuthenticationIntermediate
6How do claims transformations (IClaimsTransformation) let you augment a user's claims after initial authentication but before authorization checks run? ASP.NET Core › AuthenticationASP.NET CoreAuthenticationIntermediate
7What is the difference between IAuthenticationService's SignInAsync/SignOutAsync methods and simply checking if a user 'is authenticated'? ASP.NET Core › AuthenticationASP.NET CoreAuthenticationIntermediate
8How does JWT bearer authentication validate an incoming token, and what claims does TokenValidationParameters check? ASP.NET Core › AuthenticationASP.NET CoreAuthenticationAdvanced
9How do external identity provider integrations (like Google or Microsoft Entra ID) work using OAuth/OpenID Connect authentication handlers? ASP.NET Core › AuthenticationASP.NET CoreAuthenticationAdvanced
10How do you implement API key authentication as a custom authentication scheme for machine-to-machine API access? ASP.NET Core › AuthenticationASP.NET CoreAuthenticationAdvanced