Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Certificate

About

Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Certificate provides ASP.NET Core middleware that enables an application to support certificate authentication.

How to Use

To use Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Certificate, follow these steps:

Installation

dotnet add package Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Certificate

Configuration

1. Acquire an HTTPS certificate, install it, and configure your server to require certificates
2. Configure the middleware in your APS.NET Core app's Program.cs:

   var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
   
   builder.Services.AddAuthentication(
           CertificateAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme)
       .AddCertificate();
   
   var app = builder.Build();
   
   app.UseAuthentication();
   

Main Types

• CertificateAuthenticationOptions: Provides options to configure certificate authentication
• ICertificateValidationCache: Provides a cache used to store AuthenticateResult results after the certificate has been validated

Additional Documentation

For additional documentation and examples, refer to the official documentation on certificate authentication in ASP.NET Core.

Feedback & Contributing

Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Certificate is released as open-source under the MIT license. Bug reports and contributions are welcome at the GitHub repository.