ASP.NET Core Identity and Security for Beginners: Build Secure .NET 10 Web Apps with Authentication, Authorization, JWT, Roles, Claims, and Passkeys by Lucian Verne
English | May 24, 2026 | ASIN: B0H2SZ2LM8 | 539 pages | EPUB | 0.71 Mb
Are you ready to build secure ASP.NET Core applications, but feel unsure when topics like authentication, authorization, roles, claims, JWT, MFA, and passkeys appear?
ASP.NET Core Identity and Security for Beginners is a friendly, step-by-step guide designed to help you understand how real user account systems work in modern .NET web applications. You do not need to be a cybersecurity expert. You do not need years of ASP.NET Core experience. This book explains security in clear, practical language so you can move from confusion to confidence one concept at a time.
Inside, you will learn how ASP.NET Core Identity helps you create secure login systems, manage users, protect pages and APIs, configure passwords, handle account recovery, and design safer sign-in experiences. Instead of overwhelming you with unexplained code, each topic is broken down carefully, connected to real development scenarios, and explained in a beginner-friendly way.
You will discover how to:
Understand authentication, authorization, and Identity without confusion
Create an ASP.NET Core Identity project with user registration, login, and logout
Work with Identity database tables and Entity Framework Core
Configure password rules, account lockout, email confirmation, and password reset
Protect Razor Pages, MVC controllers, Minimal APIs, and user dashboards
Use roles, claims, and policy-based authorization correctly
Secure Web APIs with JWT authentication
Understand passkeys, MFA, and modern passwordless sign-in concepts
Build and review a practical SecureTask Manager application
Avoid common account security mistakes beginners often make
This book is written for complete beginners, students, self-taught developers, and early intermediate ASP.NET Core learners who want to build safer web applications with C#, .NET 10, EF Core, Identity, and JWT authentication. Each chapter builds on the previous one so the learning path feels organized, calm, and achievable.
Mistakes are treated as part of the learning process, not as failure. You will see why login errors happen, why authorization rules may block access, why database ownership matters, and how to troubleshoot common security problems with more confidence. Small wins matter here: creating your first user, protecting your first page, assigning your first role, reading your first claim, and securing your first API endpoint.
By the end of the book, you will not simply copy security code from examples. You will understand how the pieces fit together and how to make better security decisions when building real ASP.NET Core applications.
Start your ASP.NET Core security journey today and learn how to build secure .NET web apps with confidence, one clear step at a time.
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