Chapter 22. Authentication and Authorization

The MVC Framework is built on top of ASP.NET, and, of course, ASP.NET is built on top of the .NET Framework and tightly integrated with IIS. Lots of features in the underlying ASP.NET and .NET frameworks can be useful when building web applications, and in this chapter we will introduce to those that relate to authentication and authorization.

ASP.NET is a rich and complex platform, and, of course, there are many features that we don't touch upon at all in a book focused on the MVC Framework. If you want to go beyond MVC and look at the broader topics, then Adam has written a couple of books you might find useful: Pro ASP.NET 4 in C# 2010 (written with Matt MacDonald) and ASP.NET in Context; both are published by Apress.