Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.MicrosoftAccount

About

Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.MicrosoftAccount provides ASP.NET Core middleware that enables applications to support the Microsoft Account authentication workflow.

How to Use

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

Installation

dotnet add package Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.MicrosoftAccount

Configuration

1. Refer to the guide in the official documentation here to create the app in Microsoft Developer Portal
2. Follow the steps in the official documentation here to store the Microsoft client ID and secret
3. Add the Authentication service to your app's Program.cs:

   var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
   
   builder.Services.AddAuthentication().AddMicrosoftAccount(microsoftOptions =>
   {
       microsoftOptions.ClientId = builder.Configuration["Authentication:Microsoft:ClientId"];
       microsoftOptions.ClientSecret = builder.Configuration["Authentication:Microsoft:ClientSecret"];
   });
   

Main Types

The main types provided by this package are:

• MicrosoftAccountOptions: Represents the options for configuring Microsoft Account authentication
• MicrosoftAccountHandler: The authentication handler responsible for processing Microsoft Account authentication requests and generating the appropriate authentication ticket

Additional Documentation

For additional documentation and examples, refer to the official documentation on Microsoft Account login setup in ASP.NET Core.

Feedback & Contributing

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