Article Discussion: Authentication and Authorization

Authentication and Authorization are two interrelated concepts, which form the core of security for .NET applications. The authentication and authorization processes in ASP.NET are very flexible, simple and can be implemented in the code. ASP.NET is not a standalone product; it is linked with IIS and is, in fact, a layer on top of IIS. So, any request that comes into the ASP.NET process is first authenticated and authorized by IIS. In short, the ASP.NET process is completely unaware if any user has been denied access to any page by IIS. Several security authorities interact when the user raises a request for an ASP.NET page. You must get to know how these processes work in order to fully understand the ASP.NET system.


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