Tag Archives: OpenId connect
Updating Microsoft Account Logins in ASP.NET Core with OpenID Connect and Azure Active Directory
This article shows how to implement an Azure Active Directory login for an ASP.NET Core application. The Microsoft identity platform (v2.0) is now Open ID Connect certified and the Microsoft Account logins can now be replaced with this. By using OpenID Connect instead of Microsoft Accounts, it is easy to force a login, or a […]
Securing a Vue.js app using OpenID Connect Code Flow with PKCE and IdentityServer4
This article shows how to setup a Vue.js SPA application to authenticate and authorize using OpenID Connect Code flow with PKCE. This is good solution when implementing SPA apps requesting data from APIs on separate domains. The oidc-client-js npm package is used to implement the client side authentication logic and validation logic. IdentityServer4 and ASP.NET […]
Is a SPA less secure than a server rendered web application?
In this post, I try to explain some of the differences between a single page application and a server rendered application and why the application types have different threat models. What is an Single Page Application (SPA)? A single page application runs in the browser, and handles routing in the client without posting back to […]
Securing Angular applications using the OpenID Connect Code Flow with PKCE
In this post, I show how an Angular application could be secured using the OpenID Connect Code Flow with Proof Key for Code Exchange (PKCE). The Angular application uses the OIDC lib angular-auth-oidc-client. In this example, the src code is used directly, but you could also use the npm package. Here’s an example which uses […]
OpenID Connect back-channel logout using Azure Redis Cache and IdentityServer4
This article shows how to implement an OpenID Connect back-channel logout, which uses Azure Redis cache so that the session logout will work with multi instance deployments. Code: https://github.com/damienbod/AspNetCoreBackChannelLogout Posts in this series: OpenID Connect back-channel logout using Azure Redis Cache and IdentityServer4 Using Azure Key Vault with ASP.NET Core and Azure App Services Deploying […]
Implementing a multi-tenant OIDC Azure AD external login for IdentityServer4
This article shows how to setup a multi-tenant Azure AD external login for IdentityServer4 which uses ASP.NET Core Identity. Code: IdentityServer4 app with Identity Setting up the Azure AD Application registration for multiple tenants An Azure AD Application registration needs to be setup for the Active Directory tenant. Login to the Azure portal and switch […]
OAuth using OIDC Authentication with PKCE for a .NET Core Console Native Application
This article shows how to use a .NET Core console application securely with an API using the RFC 7636 specification. The app logs into IdentityServer4 using the OIDC authorization code flow with a PKCE (Proof Key for Code Exchange). The app can then use the access token to consume data from a secure API. This […]
ASP.NET Core Authorization for Windows, Local accounts
This article shows how authorization could be implemented for an ASP.NET Core MVC application. The authorization logic is extracted into a separate project, which is required by some certification software requirements. This could also be deployed as a separate service. Code: https://github.com/damienbod/AspNetCoreWindowsAuth Blogs in this series: Supporting both Local and Windows Authentication in ASP.NET Core […]
Supporting both Local and Windows Authentication in ASP.NET Core MVC using IdentityServer4
This article shows how to setup an ASP.NET Core MVC application to support both users who can login in with a local login account, solution specific, or use a windows authentication login. The identity created from the windows authentication could then be allowed to do different tasks, for example administration, or a user from the […]
Securing an ASP.NET Core MVC application which uses a secure API
The article shows how an ASP.NET Core MVC application can implement security when using an API to retrieve data. The OpenID Connect Hybrid flow is used to secure the ASP.NET Core MVC application. The application uses tokens stored in a cookie. This cookie is not used to access the API. The API is protected using […]
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