Introduction to authorization in ASP.NET Core
Authorization refers to the process that determines what a user is able to do. For example, an administrative user is allowed to create a document library, add documents, edit documents, and delete them. A non-administrative user working with the library is only authorized to read the documents.
Authorization is orthogonal and independent from authentication. However, authorization requires an authentication mechanism. Authentication is the process of ascertaining who a user is. Authentication may create one or more identities for the current user.
For more information about authentication in ASP.NET Core, see Overview of ASP.NET Core Authentication.
ASP.NET Core authorization provides a simple, declarative role and a rich policy-based model. Authorization is expressed in requirements, and handlers evaluate a user's claims against requirements. Imperative checks can be based on simple policies or policies which evaluate both the user identity and properties of the resource that the user is attempting to access.
Authorization components, including the
AllowAnonymousAttribute attributes, are found in the
Consult the documentation on simple authorization.