👤 User Management & Identity in ASP.NET Core (ASP.NET Core Identity)

Introduction

Almost every serious application needs user management:

• User registration & login

• Password hashing

• Role management

• Secure authentication

ASP.NET Core provides a powerful built-in system called ASP.NET Core Identity that solves these problems securely and professionally.

In this article, you’ll learn:

• What ASP.NET Core Identity is

• How it works internally

• How to implement user registration & login

• How Identity works with JWT

• Best practices for real projects

This is Week 8 of our ASP.NET Core weekly series.