Microsoft.Identity.Web

v0.1.2-preview

This package enables ASP.NET Core Web apps and Web APIs to use the Microsoft identity platform (formerly Azure AD v2.0). This package is specifically used for web applications, which sign-in users, and protected web APIs, which optionally call downstream web APIs.

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Microsoft Identity Web .NET ASP.NET Core App API B2C

NuGet Stats Changelog

Total Downloads

219.3M

219,290,673

Published

May 7, 2020

Latest stable version

Install

.NET CLI

dotnet add package Microsoft.Identity.Web --version 0.1.2-preview

Package Manager Console

Install-Package Microsoft.Identity.Web -Version 0.1.2-preview

PackageReference

<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Identity.Web" Version="0.1.2-preview" />

Frameworks

.NETCoreApp3.1

Dependencies

Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer

.NETCoreApp3.1

[3.1.1, )

Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.OpenIdConnect

.NETCoreApp3.1

[3.1.1, )

Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Abstractions

.NETCoreApp3.1

[3.1.1, )

Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection

.NETCoreApp3.1

[3.1.1, )

Microsoft.Identity.Client

.NETCoreApp3.1

[4.13.0, )

Adoption guide

Organizations standardizing on Entra ID flows for web apps, APIs and delegated token acquisition.

Security guide

Why it appears in the guide: High-level integration package for ASP.NET Core apps and APIs using Microsoft identity platforms. Trade-off: Primarily optimized for Microsoft identity ecosystems rather than provider-neutral federation scenarios.

This version is marked prerelease. Validate its API and upgrade path before production use.

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

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

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