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Building Modern SaaS Applications with C# and .NET
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Authentication and authorization are fundamental concepts in software development and have particular importance in the context of software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications. In a SaaS context, all of the users’ data is typically stored remotely and is only as secure as the authentication and authorization mechanisms. These mechanisms help to ensure that users can interact with the application in a secure and controlled manner and that sensitive data and resources are protected from unauthorized access.
In this chapter, we will explore the key concepts and best practices for implementing authentication and authorization, with a focus on doing so in a SaaS application. Of course, we will focus on the Microsoft stack, but the principles that we cover should be applicable to most modern options for web development. We will begin by discussing the differences between authentication and authorization and how these mechanisms work together to provide...