.NET 8, a planned upgrade to Microsoft’s cross-platform, open source development platform, is set to improve identity management, authentication, and authorization thanks to enhancements in the security vein delivered by the ASP.NET Core team.
Identity features in .NET 8 are positioned to make it easier to secure applications. Developers can add authentication and authorization to an application with a few lines of code, according to a Microsoft bulletin on November 3. New APIs make it possible to secure web API endpoints with cookie-based authentication and authorization. Also featured is a token-based option for clients that cannot use cookies.
