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title: "What are the types of Authentication in ASP.NET?"  
description: "What are the types of Authentication in ASP.NET?"  
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published: 2018-04-16  
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# What are the types of Authentication in ASP.NET?

## There are three types of authentication present in ASP.NET:

**Windows Authentication:** This type of authentication method uses built-in windows security features to authenticate user.

**Forms Authentication:** This type of authentication authenticate against a customized list of users or users in a database.

**Passport Authentication****:**This type of authentication validates against Microsoft Passport service which is basically a centralized authentication service.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

## There are three types of authentication present in ASP.NET:

**Windows Authentication:** This type of authentication method uses built-in windows security features to authenticate user.

**Forms Authentication:** This type of authentication authenticate against a customized list of users or users in a database.

**Passport Authentication****:**This type of authentication validates against Microsoft Passport service which is basically a centralized authentication service.


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