In this article I would present a discussion on implementing HTTP authentication in Web API with code examples to illustrate the concepts discussed.

A look at the recently released YubiKey 5 hardware authenticator series and how web authentication with the new WebAuthn API leverages devices like the YubiKey for painless website registration and ...

How to implement basic password authentication for a minimal API in ASP.NET Core using a custom authentication handler that validates the user’s credentials against a database.

With the Firefox 60 release on May 9, Firefox became the first major browser to support the Web Authentication API. This API enables users to avoid text-based passwords for websites and instead ...

George who has developed against myraid web service API’s, observes that each one requires a different authentication mechanism.

Today, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the organization behind all web standards, has formally promoted the Web Authentication API to the title of official web standard. This promotion means ...

The World Wide Web Consortium said on Tuesday that Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla are currently working to incorporate the new WebAuthn standard into their browsers. This will enable web-based ...

WebSocket connections wrapped as streams, MAUI fixes and more as latest LTS version nears release candidate stage ...

Microsoft Edge now supports the Web Authentication specification for password-free logins. Support actually appeared in Build 17723 for Windows Insider Fast Ring participants and Build 18204 in ...

The Web Authentication API makes it much easier for sites to manage login tokens, contributing to better security overall. Chrome picked up support ages ago, as did Firefox, and with this v17 live ...