aspnet-identity

name	aspnet-identity
description	Guidance for ASP.NET Core Identity authentication and user management. USE FOR: user registration, login/logout flows, password management, two-factor authentication, role-based authorization, external login providers, account confirmation, token generation. DO NOT USE FOR: fine-grained policy-based authorization (use Enforcer/Casbin), API key management, OAuth2 server implementation (use Duende IdentityServer), or cryptographic operations (use CryptoNet).
license	MIT
metadata	{"displayName":"ASP.NET Core Identity","author":"Tyler-R-Kendrick","version":"1.0.0"}
compatibility	["claude","copilot","cursor"]
references	[{"title":"Introduction to Identity on ASP.NET Core","url":"https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/security/authentication/identity"},{"title":"Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore NuGet Package","url":"https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore"}]

ASP.NET Core Identity

Overview

ASP.NET Core Identity is Microsoft's built-in membership system for adding authentication and user management to ASP.NET Core applications. It provides a complete framework for user registration, login, password hashing, two-factor authentication (2FA), external login providers, role management, and token-based account operations. Starting with .NET 8, Identity also ships with built-in API endpoints for token-based authentication in SPAs and mobile applications.