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Raj
Raj

Reputation: 917

Confusion on when and if to use Claims and Roles with Asp.net Identity 2

I'm starting a new ASP.NET project (WebAPI and WebUI) using the Identity 2. What I am struggling to understand is when and if to use claims at all.

My app will require users to login and previously with the old Membership system, I would have added them to a role when they register. Should I continue doing this or is there a better way to handle all of this nowadays?

Wouldnt using Roles and Claims just overcomplicate things?

Thanks

Upvotes: 1

Views: 156

Answers (1)

Badrinarayanan Lakshmiraghavan
Badrinarayanan Lakshmiraghavan

Reputation: 19321

Always use claims. All .NET identities are claims-based by default. BTW, a role is also a claim - a claim of type ClaimTypes.Role.

Upvotes: 1

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