February 25-27, 2026
Montreal, Canada
ASP.NET Core Authentication Explained
Ever had to add the ability to your ASP.NET Core web application to authenticate users? Be honest: did you fully understand what you were doing, or did you just copy-paste some code from StackOverflow or your favorite AI assistant and hope for the best?
In this session, I'll explain how authentication actually works in ASP.NET Core from start to finish. Bring your questions, and leave your fear of AddAuthentication() behind!
In this session, I'll explain how authentication actually works in ASP.NET Core from start to finish. Bring your questions, and leave your fear of AddAuthentication() behind!
Wesley Cabus
Duende Software
Wesley is a Customer Success Engineer at Duende Software, helping Duende's customers to be successful by assisting developers with issues, documenting common problems and teaching about security / identity.
He's also a Microsoft MVP, board member of the VISUG meetup in Belgium and speaker at meetups and conferences, such as NDC London and Sydney, Copenhagen Developer Festival, WeAreDevelopers Berlin, Update Conference, TechDays, DevConf, DeveloperDays and Techorama.
