Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer

v2.0.1

ASP.NET Core middleware that enables an application to receive an OpenID Connect bearer token.

aspnet dotnetframework Microsoft

aspnetcore authentication security

NuGet Stats Changelog

Total Downloads

1.3B

1,299,339,420

Published

Nov 14, 2017

Latest stable version

Install

.NET CLI

dotnet add package Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer --version 2.0.1

Package Manager Console

Install-Package Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer -Version 2.0.1

PackageReference

<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer" Version="2.0.1" />

Frameworks

.NETStandard2.0

Dependencies

Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication

.NETStandard2.0

[2.0.1, )

Microsoft.IdentityModel.Protocols.OpenIdConnect

.NETStandard2.0

[2.1.4, )

Adoption guide

Resource APIs that need standards-based token validation and policy-driven authorization.

Security guide

Why it appears in the guide: JWT bearer authentication middleware for validating access tokens in ASP.NET Core APIs. Trade-off: You still need robust issuer configuration, key rollover handling and defense-in-depth authorization rules.

NuGet marks this package as deprecated. Review the publisher's migration guidance before adopting it.

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Compatibility metadata lists 1 target framework; confirm the exact target used by your application.

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