Using Forms Authentication in ASP.NET Web API

ASP.NET developers commonly use forms authentication to secure their web pages. Just like ASP.NET web forms and ASP.NET MVC applications, Web API can take advantage of forms authentication to implement authentication and role based security. I have already explained how forms authentication works in web forms and MVC applications. In this post I explain how forms authentication can be used in a Web API being consumed in an MVC application.

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