aspnetcore/security/authentication/individual.md
ASP.NET Core Identity is included in project templates in Visual Studio with the "Individual Accounts" option.
The authentication templates are available in .NET CLI with -au Individual:
:::moniker range=">= aspnetcore-2.1"
dotnet new mvc -au Individual
dotnet new webapp -au Individual
:::moniker-end
:::moniker range="= aspnetcore-2.0"
dotnet new mvc -au Individual
dotnet new razor -au Individual
:::moniker-end
See this GitHub issue for web API authentication.
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Authentication is specified in the .NET CLI with the -au option. In Visual Studio, the Change Authentication dialog is available for new web applications. The default for new web apps in Visual Studio is No Authentication.
Projects created with no authentication:
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Windows Authentication is specified for new web apps in the .NET CLI with the -au Windows option. In Visual Studio, the Change Authentication dialog provides the Windows Authentication options.
If Windows Authentication is selected, the app is configured to use the Windows Authentication IIS module. Windows Authentication is intended for Intranet web sites.
The following table shows the authentication options available for new web apps:
| Option | Type of authentication | Link for more information |
|---|---|---|
| None | No authentication. | |
| Individual | Individual authentication. | xref:security/authentication/identity |
| IndividualB2C | Cloud-hosted individual authentication with Azure AD B2C. | Azure AD B2C |
| SingleOrg | Organizational authentication for a single tenant. Entra External ID tenants also use SingleOrg. | Entra ID |
| MultiOrg | Organizational authentication for multiple tenants. | Entra ID |
| Windows | Windows authentication. | Windows Authentication |
The following table shows the authentication options available when creating a new web app with Visual Studio:
| Option | Type of authentication | Link for more information |
|---|---|---|
| None | No authentication | |
| Individual Accounts / Store user accounts in-app | Individual authentication | xref:security/authentication/identity |
| Individual Accounts / Connect to an existing user store in the cloud | Cloud-hosted individual authentication with Azure AD B2C | Azure AD B2C |
| Work or School Cloud / Single Org | Organizational authentication for a single tenant | Azure AD |
| Work or School Cloud / Multiple Org | Organizational authentication for multiple tenants | Azure AD |
| Windows | Windows authentication | Windows Authentication |
The following articles show how to use the code generated in ASP.NET Core templates that use individual accounts: