--- title: Authentication with ASP.NET Core Identity | daily.dev description: A step-by-step walkthrough explains how to set up ASP.NET Core Identity with EF Core, covering installation of the NuGet package, configuring a minimal ASP.NET... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/authentication-with-asp-net-core-identity-x2foepb5d twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Authentication with ASP.NET Core Identity | daily.dev og:description: A step-by-step walkthrough explains how to set up ASP.NET Core Identity with EF Core, covering installation of the NuGet package, configuring a minimal ASP.NET... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/authentication-with-asp-net-core-identity-x2foepb5d og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/x2FoepB5d.png og:image:alt: Authentication with ASP.NET Core Identity og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Authentication with ASP.NET Core Identity **[NikolaTech](https://daily.dev/sources/nikolatech)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A step-by-step walkthrough explains how to set up ASP.NET Core Identity with EF Core, covering installation of the NuGet package, configuring a minimal ASP.NET Core app with authentication and authorization, creating a custom User class that extends IdentityUser, setting up an IdentityDbContext, and wiring up AddIdentityCore, AddEntityFrameworkStores, AddApiEndpoints, and MapIdentityApi to expose prebuilt registration and login endpoints. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How do I set up ASP.NET Core Identity with EF Core for user authentication? Install the Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore NuGet package, create a custom User class inheriting from IdentityUser, and create a DbContext inheriting from IdentityDbContext instead of the plain DbContext. Then register services with AddIdentityCore().AddEntityFrameworkStores().AddApiEndpoints(), and call app.MapIdentityApi() to expose prebuilt registration, login, and logout endpoints. _daily.dev surfaces more walkthroughs like this for developers wiring up authentication in .NET apps._ ### What does AddApiEndpoints() do in ASP.NET Core Identity? AddApiEndpoints(), available starting with .NET 8, simplifies working with Identity by registering predefined endpoints for registration, login, logout, and related account management actions. Combined with MapIdentityApi(), it maps these prebuilt Identity endpoints directly onto an API without writing custom controller actions for each operation. _Developers evaluating built-in auth endpoints versus custom ones can compare approaches on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [ASP.NET Core Security Explained: Modern Authentication, Authorization, and JWT](https://daily.dev/posts/asp-net-core-security-explained-modern-authentication-authorization-and-jwt-bgq4u3gn4) · Syncfusion · 4 upvotes · 0 comments - [Custom User Management in ASP.NET Core Web API \(.NET 10\)](https://daily.dev/posts/custom-user-management-in-asp-net-core-web-api-net-10--nitsnavkj) · Code with Mukesh · 7 upvotes · 0 comments - [Role-Based Authorization in ASP.NET Core](https://daily.dev/posts/role-based-authorization-in-asp-net-core-qirbihaku) · C\# Corner · 7 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#authentication](https://daily.dev/tags/authentication), [#.net](https://daily.dev/tags/.net), [#c#](https://daily.dev/tags/c#) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/authentication-with-asp-net-core-identity-x2foepb5d) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Authentication with ASP.NET Core Identity","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/authentication-with-asp-net-core-identity-x2foepb5d","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/authentication-with-asp-net-core-identity-x2foepb5d"},"datePublished":"2026-10-04T13:05:45.495Z","dateModified":"2026-10-04T13:16:47.801Z","description":"A step-by-step walkthrough explains how to set up ASP.NET Core Identity with EF Core, covering installation of the NuGet package, configuring a minimal ASP.NET...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/ed6e6b8cf5c1a45226e2bd30013e9efe?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/ed6e6b8cf5c1a45226e2bd30013e9efe?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"NikolaTech","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NikolaTech","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--1h2fO6FL--/f_auto,q_auto/v1791119050/logos/nikolatech?_a=BAMAMicg0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/nikolatech"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/authentication-with-asp-net-core-identity-x2foepb5d","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"authentication,.net,c#","timeRequired":"PT4M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"NikolaTech","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/nikolatech"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Authentication with ASP.NET Core Identity"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/authentication-with-asp-net-core-identity-x2foepb5d#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How do I set up ASP.NET Core Identity with EF Core for user authentication?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Install the Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore NuGet package, create a custom User class inheriting from IdentityUser, and create a DbContext inheriting from IdentityDbContext instead of the plain DbContext. 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